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Resources For Studying Slavic Languages

Studying foreign languages familiarizes one with the history, geography, culture, and traditions of another country. It helps to better understand and interact with people from different countries. This guide recommends sources available at the UO & more.

Croatian

Croatian Language Textbooks and Dictionaries

Print and Electronic Books

Alexander, Ronelle., and Ellen. Elias-Bursać. Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook with Exercises and Basic Grammar. 2nd ed. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 2010.

Alexander, Ronelle. Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar : with Sociolinguistic Commentary. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006.

Benson, Morton. Standardni Englesko-Srpskohrvatski, Srpskohrvatsko-Engleski Rečnik : Rečnik Bosanskog, Hrvatskog, i Srpskog Standarda = Standard English--SerboCroatian, SerboCroatian--English Dictionary : a Dictionary of Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Standards. Cambridge, UK ;: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

Bogadek, F. A. (Francis Aloysius), F. A. Bogadek, and F. A. (Francis Aloysius) Bogadek. Croatian-English and English-Croatian Dictionary: with an Appendix Comprising a Short Grammar of the English Language, Foreign Words and Phrases, Christian Names and Other Information Including Corrections and Additional Words. Rev. ed. Ottawa: Laurier Books, 2000.

Engelsfeld, Mladen. Croatian through conversation = Hrvatski u razgovoru. 4th enl. ed. Zagreb: Mladost, 1982.

Gorup, Radmila J. The Semantic Organization of the Serbo-Croatian Verb. Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, 1987.

Hodge, C. T., and Jankovic, Janko. Serbo-Croatian; basic course [by] Carleton T. Hodge [and] Janko Jankovic with the assistance of Eleonora Ivanovich. Washington: [Govt. Print, Off.], 1965.

Ridjanović, Midhat. A synchronic study of verbal aspect in English and Serbo-Croatian. Cambridge, Mass: Slavica Publishers, 1976.

Online Resource

A Handbook of Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian by Wayles Brown and Theresa Alt. From the Slavic and Eurasian Language Resource Center (SEELRC) at Duke University.

Phrasebooks and Phrases

https://worldcat.org/en/title/44586270Phrasebooks

Hawkesworth, Celia and Janekovic, Dubravka. Harrap's Croatian Phrasebook. McGraw-Hill : Chambers Harrap Pub 2006.

Ivetac, Gordana and Ivetac, Ivan. Croatian Phrasebook & Dictionary. Fourth ed. Lonely Planet 2019.

Mayhew, Anila. Eastern Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary. 6th ed. Lonely Planet 2019

Mediterranean Europe Phrasebook & Dictionary. 3rd ed. Lonely Planet 2013

Phrases

Online Access to Useful Croatian Phrases via Omniglot