Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar

Author: Ronelle Alexander

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2006-08-15

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 0299211932

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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

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook

Author: Ronelle Alexander

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 0299236544

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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.

Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian

Author: Željko Vrabec

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-21

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1000431975

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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.

Clitics in the wild
Clitics in the wild

Author: Zrinka Kolaković

Publisher: Language Science Press

Published:

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 3961103364

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This collective monograph is the first data-oriented, empirical in-depth study of the system of clitics on Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. It fills the gap between the theoretical and normative literature by including solid data on variation found in dialects and spoken language and obtained from massive Web Corpora and speakers’ acceptability judgements. The authors investigate three primary sources of variation: inventory, placement and morphonological processes. A separate part of the book is dedicated to the phenomenon of clitic climbing, the major challenge for any syntactic theory. The theory of complexity serves as the explanation for the very diverse constraints on clitic climbing established in the empirical studies. It allows to construct a series of hierarchies where the factors relevant for predicting clitic climbing interact with each other. Thus, the study pushes our understanding of clitics away from fine-grained descriptions and syntactic generalisations towards a probabilistic modelling of syntax.

Serbian
Serbian

Author: Lila Hammond

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9780415286411

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An up-to-date and practical reference guide to the most important aspects of Serbian as used by contemporary native speakers of the language, this jargon-free text presents an accessible description of the language, focusing on the real patterns of use today.

Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language
Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language

Author: Thomas F. Magner

Publisher: Penn State University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13:

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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.

Croatian-English, English-Croatian
Croatian-English, English-Croatian

Author: Ante Susnjar

Publisher: Hippocrene Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780781808101

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Croatian, the official language of the Republic of Croatia, uses the Latin alphabet. The dictionary and phrasebook includes a dictionary of over 1,000 words, plus helpful phrasebook chapters covering such subjects as travel and transportation, getting around, food and drink, healthcare, and much more.