Bosnian Croatian Montenegrin And Serbian

Author : Željko Vrabec
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000431971

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Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian by Željko Vrabec Pdf

Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian: An Essential Grammar is intended for beginners and intermediate students who need a reference that explains grammar in straightforward terms. It covers all the main areas of the modern single BCMS grammatical system in an accessible way, and free from jargon. When linguistic terminology is used, it is explained in layman’s terms, the logic of a rule is presented simply and near parallels are drawn with English. This book covers all the grammar necessary for everyday communication (reaching B1 and B2 of the CEFR, ACTFL Intermediate-Intermediate- Mid). The book comprises of extensive chapters on all parts of speech, the creation of different word forms (endings for cases in nouns and adjectives, case forms for pronouns, tenses, verbal modes, verbal aspect etc.) and their uses in sentences. Each rule is illustrated with numerous examples from everyday living language used in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. This is a unique reference book in English aimed at the level of language study that treats BCMS as a single grammar system, explaining and highlighting all the small differences between the four variants of this polycentric language.

Author : Ronelle Alexander,Ellen Elias-Bursac
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780299236540

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Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook by Ronelle Alexander,Ellen Elias-Bursac Pdf

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.

Author : Taylor & Francis Group,Zeljko Vrabec
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367723638

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Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian by Taylor & Francis Group,Zeljko Vrabec Pdf

Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian: An Essential Grammar is intended for beginners and intermediate students who need a reference that explains grammar in straightforward terms. It covers all the main areas of the modern single BCMS grammatical system in an accessible way, and free from jargon. When linguistic terminology is used, it is explained in layman's terms, the logic of a rule is presented simply and near parallels are drawn with English. This book covers all the grammar necessary for everyday communication (reaching B1 and B2 of the CEFR, ACTFL Intermediate-intermediate mid). The book comprises of extensive chapters on all parts of speech, the creation of different word forms (endings for cases in nouns and adjectives, case forms for pronouns, tenses, verbal modes, verbal aspect etc) and their uses in sentences. Each rule is illustrated with numerous examples from everyday living language used in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. It is a unique reference book in English aimed at this level of language study that treats BCMS as a single grammar system, explaining and highlighting all the small differences between the four variants of this polycentric language.

Author : Ronelle Alexander
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780299211936

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Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar by Ronelle Alexander Pdf

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

Author : Robert D. Greenberg
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191514555

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Language and Identity in the Balkans by Robert D. Greenberg Pdf

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.

Author : Roland Sussex,Paul Cubberley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1139457284

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The Slavic Languages by Roland Sussex,Paul Cubberley Pdf

The Slavic group of languages - the fourth largest Indo-European sub-group - is one of the major language families of the modern world. With 297 million speakers, Slavic comprises 13 languages split into three groups: South Slavic, which includes Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian; East Slavic, which includes Russian and Ukrainian; and West Slavic, which includes Polish, Czech and Slovak. This 2006 book, written by two leading scholars in Slavic linguistics, presents a survey of all aspects of the linguistic structure of the Slavic languages, considering in particular those languages that enjoy official status. As well as covering the central issues of phonology, morphology, syntax, word-formation, lexicology and typology, the authors discuss Slavic dialects, sociolinguistic issues, and the socio-historical evolution of the Slavic languages. Accessibly written and comprehensive in its coverage, this book will be welcomed by scholars and students of Slavic languages, as well as linguists across the many branches of the discipline.

Author : Danko Šipka
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108492713

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Lexical Layers of Identity by Danko Šipka Pdf

Provides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity using the material of Slavic languages.

Author : Marie-Janine Calic
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612495644

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A History of Yugoslavia by Marie-Janine Calic Pdf

Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? Was its violent demise inevitable? Did its population simply fall victim to the lure of nationalism? How did this multinational state survive for so long, and where do we situate the short life of Yugoslavia in the long history of Europe in the twentieth century? A History of Yugoslavia provides a concise, accessible, comprehensive synthesis of the political, cultural, social, and economic life of Yugoslavia—from its nineteenth-century South Slavic origins to the bloody demise of the multinational state of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Calic takes a fresh and innovative look at the colorful, multifaceted, and complex history of Yugoslavia, emphasizing major social, economic, and intellectual changes from the turn of the twentieth century and the transition to modern industrialized mass society. She traces the origins of ethnic, religious, and cultural divisions, applying the latest social science approaches, and drawing on the breadth of recent state-of-the-art literature, to present a balanced interpretation of events that takes into account the differing perceptions and interests of the actors involved. Uniquely, Calic frames the history of Yugoslavia for readers as an essentially open-ended process, undertaken from a variety of different regional perspectives with varied composite agenda. She shuns traditional, deterministic explanations that notorious Balkan hatreds or any other kind of exceptionalism are to blame for Yugoslavia’s demise, and along the way she highlights the agency of twentieth-century modern mass society in the politicization of differences. While analyzing nuanced political and social-economic processes, Calic describes the experiences and emotions of ordinary people in a vivid way. As a result, her groundbreaking work provides scholars and learned readers alike with an accessible, trenchant, and authoritative introduction to Yugoslavia's complex history.

Author : Radmila Gorup
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804787345

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After Yugoslavia by Radmila Gorup Pdf

The book brings together many of the best known commentators and scholars who write about former Yugoslavia. The essays focus on the post-Yugoslav cultural transition and try to answer questions about what has been gained and what has been lost since the dissolution of the common country. Most of the contributions can be seen as current attempts to make sense of the past and help cultures in transition, as well as to report on them. The volume is a mixture of personal essays and scholarly articles and that combination of genres makes the book both moving and informative. Its importance is unique. While many studies dwell on the causes of the demise of Yugoslavia, this collection touches upon these causes but goes beyond them to identify Yugoslavia's legacy in a comprehensive way. It brings topics and writers, usually treated separately, into fruitful dialog with one another.

Author : Robert D. Greenberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199258154

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Language and Identity in the Balkans by Robert D. Greenberg Pdf

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 dramaand 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 alsoprovides a uniquely vivid perspective on nationalism and identity politics in the former Yugoslavia.

Author : Branko Franolic
Publisher : Nouvelles éditions latines
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Croatia
ISBN : UOM:39015032639505

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Language Policy in Yugoslavia by Branko Franolic Pdf

Author : Vesna Pešić,United States Institute of Peace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PURD:32754066032263

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Serbian Nationalism and the Origins of the Yugoslav Crisis by Vesna Pešić,United States Institute of Peace Pdf

Author : Andreas Blümel,Jovana Gajić,Ljudmila Geist,Uwe Junghanns,Hagen Pitsch
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783985540181

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Advances in formal Slavic linguistics 2018 by Andreas Blümel,Jovana Gajić,Ljudmila Geist,Uwe Junghanns,Hagen Pitsch Pdf

Advances in Formal Slavic Linguistics 2018 offers a selection of articles that were prepared on the basis of talks presented at the conference Formal Description of Slavic Languages (FDSL 13) or at the parallel Workshop on the Semantics of Noun Phrases, which were held on December 5–7, 2018, at the University of Göttingen. The volume covers a wide array of topics, such as situation relativization with adverbial clauses (causation, concession, counterfactuality, condition, and purpose), clause-embedding by means of a correlate, agreeing vs. transitive ‘need’ constructions, clitic doubling, affixation and aspect, evidentiality and mirativity, pragmatics coming with the particle li, uniqueness, definiteness, maximal interpretation (exhaustivity), kinds and subkinds, bare nominals, multiple determination, quantification, demonstratives, possessives, complex measure nouns, and the NP/DP parameter. The set of object languages comprises Russian, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, and Torlak Serbian. The numerous topics addressed demonstrate the importance of Slavic linguistics. The original analyses prove that substantial progress has been made in major fields of research.

Author : Morton Benson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468383866

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Standard English-Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian-English Dictionary : a Dictionary of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Standards by Morton Benson Pdf

Author : Mike Karadjis
Publisher : Resistance Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Bosnia and Hercegovina
ISBN : 1876646055

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Bosnia, Kosova & the West by Mike Karadjis Pdf