Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook
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Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Total Pages : 531
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ISBN-10 : 9780299236540
ISBN-13 : 0299236544
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Synopsis Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook by : Ronelle Alexander

Three official languages have emerged in the Balkan region that was formerly Yugoslavia: Croatian in Croatia, Serbian in Serbia, and both of these languages plus Bosnian in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook introduces the student to all three. Dialogues and exercises are presented in each language, shown side by side for easy comparison; in addition, Serbian is rendered in both its Latin and its Cyrillic spellings. Teachers may choose a single language to use in the classroom, or they may familiarize students with all three. This popular textbook is now revised and updated with current maps, discussion of a Montenegrin language, advice for self-study learners, an expanded glossary, and an appendix of verb types. It also features: • All dialogues, exercises, and homework assignments available in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian • Classroom exercises designed for both small-group and full-class work, allowing for maximum oral participation • Reading selections written by Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian authors especially for this book • Vocabulary lists for each individual section and full glossaries at the end of the book • A short animated film, on an accompanying DVD, for use with chapter 15 • Brief grammar explanations after each dialogue, with a cross-reference to more detailed grammar chapters in the companion book, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar.

Language and Identity in the Balkans

Language and Identity in the Balkans
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9780191514555
ISBN-13 : 0191514551
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Language and Identity in the Balkans by : Robert D. Greenberg

Language rifts in the Balkans are endemic and have long been both a symptom of ethnic animosity and a cause for inflaming it. But the break-up of the Serbo-Croatian language into four languages on the path towards mutual unintelligibility within a decade is, by any previous standard of linguistic behaviour, extraordinary. Robert Greenberg describes how it happened. Basing his account on first-hand observations in the region before and since the communist demise, he evokes the drama and emotional discord as different factions sought to exploit, prevent, exacerbate, accelerate or just make sense of the chaotic and unpredictable language situation. His fascinating account offers insights into the nature of language change and the relation between language and identity. It also provides a uniquely vivid perspective on nationalism and identity politics in the former Yugoslavia.

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian
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Total Pages : 90
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105020676180
ISBN-13 :
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Synopsis Serbo-Croatian by : Snježana Kordić

Views on the Serbo-Croatian Language Service at the Voice of America

Views on the Serbo-Croatian Language Service at the Voice of America
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Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000017158473
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Synopsis Views on the Serbo-Croatian Language Service at the Voice of America by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Operations

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 490
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ISBN-10 : 9780299211936
ISBN-13 : 0299211932
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar by : Ronelle Alexander

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar analyzes and clarifies the complex, dynamic language situation in the former Yugoslavia. Addressing squarely the issues connected with the splintering of Serbo-Croatian into component languages, this volume provides teachers and learners with practical solutions and highlights the differences among the languages as well as the communicative core that they all share. The first book to cover all three components of the post-Yugoslav linguistic environment, this reference manual features: · Thorough presentation of the grammar common to Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian, with explication of all the major differences · Examples from a broad range of spoken language and literature · New approaches to accent and clitic ordering, two of the most difficult points in BCS grammar · Order of grammar presentation in chapters 1–16 keyed to corresponding lessons in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook · "Sociolinguistic commentary" explicating the cultural and political context within which Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian function and have been defined · Separate indexes of the grammar and sociolinguistic commentary, and of all words discussed in both

Serbocroatian-English Dictionary

Serbocroatian-English Dictionary
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 864
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ISBN-10 : 9781512800630
ISBN-13 : 1512800635
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Synopsis Serbocroatian-English Dictionary by :

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Total Pages : 1928
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89104096706
ISBN-13 :
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Synopsis Library of Congress Subject Headings by : Library of Congress

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Total Pages : 1924
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015079817071
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Synopsis Library of Congress Subject Headings by : Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office

Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language

Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language
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Publisher : Penn State University Press
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015049715652
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Synopsis Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language by : Thomas F. Magner

Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language provides an introduction to the language traditionally called Serbo-Croatian, although it is also referred to as Serbian or Croatian. There are two main variants of the language: Croatian (Western) and Serbian (Eastern). Unique in its equal treatment of the two principal variants, this book presents the two alphabets used (Latin and Cyrillic), the representation of lexical items specific to each variant, and pronunciation and syntactic differences. A dictionary is also included.

Clitic and Affix Combinations

Clitic and Affix Combinations
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 404
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ISBN-10 : 9027227985
ISBN-13 : 9789027227980
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Clitic and Affix Combinations by : Lorie Heggie

In this volume, the relationship between clitics and affixes and their combinatorial properties has led to a serious discussion of the interface between syntax, morphology, semantics, and phonology that draws on a variety of theoretical perspectives (e.g., HPSG , Optimality Theory, Minimalism). Clitic/affix phenomena provide a rich range of data, not only for the identification of an affix vs. clitic, but also for the best way to explain ordering constraints, some of which are contradictory. A range of languages are considered, including Romance and Slavic languages, as well as Turkish, Greek, Icelandic, Korean, and Passamaquoddy. Moreover, several articles consider dialectal microparameterization, notably in Spanish, French, and Occitan. This volume thus reflects current debate on issues such as clitic ordering constraints, the relationship of clitics to inalienable possession and the left periphery, and templatic approaches to affixes vs. clitics while examining a broad range of languages.