Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook

With Exercises and Basic Grammar

Ronelle Alexander, Ellen Elias-Bursac

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780299236533
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

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.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Map of the regions where Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian are spoken
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• Acknowledgments
• Guide for Students
• Guide for Teachers
• Abbreviations used in Lessons 1-20
• Prva lekcija • Lesson One
• Druga lekcija • Lesson Two
• Treća lekcija • Lesson Three
• Četvrta lekcija • Lesson Four
• Peta lekcija • Lesson Five
• Šesta lekcija • Lesson Six
• Sedma lekcija • Lesson Seven
• Osma lekcija • Lesson Eight
• Deveta lekcija • Lesson Nine
• Deseta lekcija • Lesson Ten
• Jedanaesta lekcija • Lesson Eleven
• Dvanaesta lekcija • Lesson Twelve
• Trinaesta lekcija • Lesson Thirteen
• Četrnaesta lekcija • Lesson Fourteen
• Petnaesta lekcija • Lesson Fifteen
• Šesnaesta lekcija • Lesson Sixteen
• Sedamnaesta lekcija • Lesson Seventeen
• Osamnaesta lekcija • Lesson Eighteen
• Devetnaesta lekcija • Lesson Nineteen
• Dvadeseta lekcija • Lesson Twenty
• Abbreviations used in the Appendices
• Appendix 1 Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
• Appendix 2 A selection of women’s and men’s names
• Appendix 3 Cyrillic guidelines for use with worksheets on pages 14-17
• Appendix 4 Noun declensions: paradigms; Declension of personal names; Adjective declension: paradigms; Declension of pronouns
• Appendix 5 The most common prepositions
• Appendix 6 Verbal conjugation
• Appendix 7 “Osam malih priča o mojoj ženi” – David Albahari
• Appendix 8 “Ljubav na španjolski način” – Muharem Bazdulj
• Appendix 9 Verb types: conjugational patterns of verbs introduced in this book
• Appendix 10 KLJUČ (Key to A exercises in Lessons 1-14)
• Appendix 11 Key to audio recordings
• How to use the BCS glossary: General; Definitions; Different forms; Grammatical information; Accentuation
• How to use the English glossary
• Abbreviations and symbols used in the glossaries
• BCS-English Glossary
• English-BCS Glossary
• Sources for illustrations
• Index