Compiled by Marc L. Greenberg, University of Kansas m-greenberg@ukans.edu
The following is a selected list of sources for learning Slovene and about Slovene. The emphasis is on recent publications - anything printed before 1990 is likely to be unobtainable except from larger university libraries.
Albretti, Andrea. Colloquial Slovene: A Complete Language Course. London: Routledge, 1995. (ISBN 0-4150-8948-4) [May be purchased with audio cassette. Not recommended, but at least it is one of the few readily-available self-teaching courses.]
Albretti, Andrea. Teach Yourself Slovene : A Complete Course for Beginner (Teach Yourself) NTC Publishing Group, 1998. [May be purchased with audio cassette. Not recommended, but at least it is one of the few readily-available self-teaching courses.] (ISBN 0-8442-0031-X)
Andolšek, Ema et al. Slovenščina-Slovene: A Self-Study Course. Ljubljana: RTV, 1984. [Comes with 12 cassettes.]
Andolšek, Ema, L. Jevšenak and T. Korošec. Povejmo slovensko. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, 1988.
Gobetz, Milena and Breda Loncar. Slovenian Language Manual, vols. 1-2. Willoughby Hills, Slovenian Research Center, 1976, 1977. (No ISBN) [Aimed primarily at English speakers of Slovene ancestry.]
Hladnik, Miran and Toussaint Hočevar. Slovenščina za popotnike/Slovene for Travellers. Kranj: Samozaložba, 1994. [A traveler's phrase-book. Copies may be obtained directly from the author at miran.hladnik@uni-lj.si; 1994-95: mhladnik@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu]
Jug-Kranjec, Hermina. Slovenščina za tujce. Ljubljana: Seminar slovenskega jezika... Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, 1990. (ISBN 86-7207-008-9) [Course of Slovene intended for use at the annual Summer Seminar at the University of Ljubljana. Could be used for self study. Text is in Slovene with English, German and Italian glossary in appendix. Tapes available].
Jurančič, Janko. Slovenački (slovenski) jezik. Gramatika slovenačkog jezika za Hrvate i Srbe. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, 1971. (No ISBN) [In Serbo-Croatian. A traditional descriptive grammar with exercises, recommended for Slavists with a background in Serbo-Croatian.]
Križaj-Ortar, Martina. Učimo se slovenščino. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, 1993. (ISBN 86- 341-0894-5) [Similar in concept to Jug-Kranjec, but designed for learners with less of a background in Slavic languages. Includes two cassette tapes, a separate handbook of grammatical tables and glosary.]
Toporišič, Jože. Zakaj ne po slovensko/Slovene by Synthetic Method. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, 1992. (ISBN 86-7207-030-5) [A traditional method with grammar explanations in English. The new edition, 1992, comes with 4 cassettes; older editions have a set of four 45 rpm records. This course is designed for self-study. The language is somewhat stylized; the recordings are by leading Slovene stage personalities.]
Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika, vols. 1-5. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenija, 1980-1991. (ISBN 86-341-0653-5) [Definitive dictionary of Standard Slovene, in Slovene.]
Bezlaj, France. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika. vol. 1 (A-J), vol. 2 (K-O). Ljubljana: Institut za slovenski jezik/ Mladinska knjiga, 1977, 1982. (No ISBN) [Etymological Dictionary of Slovene; though Prof. Bezlaj died before completing this work, the project is currently being completed by his students.]
Grad, Anton, Henry Leeming. Slovensko-angleški slovar/ Slovene-English Dictionary. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, 1994.
Grad, Anton, Ružena Škerlj, Nada Vitorovič. Veliki angleško-slovenski slovar / English-Slovene Dictionary. Ljubljana : Državna založba Slovenije, 1994.
Javoršek, Marija. Angleško-slovenski slovar. Celovec: Drava/ Ljubljana: Svet knjige, 1993. [English-Slovene Dictionary.]
Javoršek, Marija. Slovensko-angleški slovar. Celovec: Drava and Ljubljana: Svet knjige, 1993. [Slovene-English Dictionary.]
Medved, Drago, et al. Kako se reče ---? Dobrodošli: večjezični slovarček za tujce. Celje: Fit-Media, 1992. [A multilingual pocket dictionary for tourists.]
Snoj, Marko. Slovenski etimološki slovar. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, 1997. (ISBN 8-6111-4772-3) [This is the only one-volume etymological dictionary of Slovene. Although intended for popular use--cf. Bezlaj's dictionary--this one is very up-to-date and takes into consideration the latest developments in Slavic and Indo-European historical-linguistic research.]
Derbyshire, William W. A Basic Reference Grammar of Slovene. Columbus: Slavica, 1993. (ISBN 0-89357-236-5) ["Written for speakers of English who are at the elementary through the intermediate levels of acquisition of the Slovene language."]
Herrity, Peter. Slovene: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars). London: Routledge, 2000. (ISBN 0-4152-3148-5)
Kmecl, Matjaž, Tine Logar and Jože Toporišič, eds. Slovenski jezik, literatura in kultura. Informativni zbornik. Ljubljana: Seminar slovenskega jezika... Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani. (No ISBN) [A collection of introductory articles by leading Slovene scholars on Slovene language, literature, culture and history. Intended for those who can already read Slovene.]
Lencek, Rado L. The Structure and History of the Slovene Language. Columbus: Slavica, 1982. (ISBN 0-89357-099-0) [Monographic treatment of the structure and history of Slovene.]
Priestly, Tom M. S. "Slovene" in Comrie, Bernard and Greville G. Corbett, eds., The Slavonic Languages, pp. 388-451 London and New York: Routledge, 1993. (ISBN 0-415-04755-2) [Brief descriptive work in English, with several references.]
Toporišič, Jože. Enciklopedija slovenskega jezika. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba, 1992. (ISBN 86-361-0756-3) [An encyclopedia-style reference on Slovene language and linguistics; aimed primarily at the domestic, Slovene audience, but useful for Slavists and general linguists who can already read Slovene.]
Toporišič, Jože. Slovenska slovnica. Maribor: Obzorja, 1984. (No ISBN) [Authoritative reference grammar of Standard Slovene, entirely in Slovene.]
Toporišič, Jože and Velemir Gjurin, eds. Slovenska zvrstna besedila. Ljubljana: Seminar slovenskega jezika... Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, 1981. (No ISBN) [A collection of Slovene texts of all kinds. Recommended for language-learners with highly developed philological skills.]
For Derbyshire, Lencek:
Slavica Publishers, Inc.
PO Box
14388
Columbus, Ohio 43214, USA
For Gobetz, Loncar:
Slovenian Research Center of America, Inc.
29227
Eddy Road
Willoughby Hills, OH 44092, USA
For Ljubljana University (Filozofska fakulteta) publications:
Seminar
slovenskega jezika, literature in kulture
Filozofska fakulteta
Univerza v
Ljubljani, Askerceva 2
A good general source for foreign books is Schoenhof's. Though they may not
keep what you are looking for in stock, they should be able to obtain the more
recent of the above titles:
Schoenhof's Foreign Books
76A Mt. Auburn
St.
Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Tel. 617/547-8855
Fax: 617/547-8551