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Title: Introduction to the Croatian and Serbian Language by Thomas F. Magner ISBN: 0-271-01536-5 Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Book is BOTH: "Intro to Serbian AND Croatian language"
Comment: I'd instruct readers not to get discouraged or confused by certain opinions. The title of the book says "Intro to Croatian AND Serbian..." not Serbo-Croatian language. The author clearly states that these lanuages differ like American English and British English, and treats them like that. The book is excellent starting point for anyone who wants to learn how to speak Serbian or Croatian. It has an excellent pronunciation guide. I even know people of that origin who learn from this excellent book. For these and other reasons I highly recommend it.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Very Good Book For the Serious Student
Comment: In preparation for a visit to Serbia, I have been learning Serbian. The first book I purchased did such a terrible job of distinguishing Serbian from Croatian, that I felt I needed a text which made the distinctions more transparent. Magner's book has some flaws, but at the very least, he clearly indicates where Serbian varies from Croatian, and he provides very direct parrallel texts to illustrate the differences. Magner's failure is in the grammar which is separated from the narrative text and quite dense. I have studied many languages, and even so, sometimes find the style and presentation of the grammar lacking clarity. In his defense, Magner did not intend this book for the casual tourist/learner and I imagine that with a teacher the combination of excellent original source texts, grammar and glossary would be unsurpassed. A very good book for the serious student, but tourists should look elsewhere.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not for the independent learner
Comment: This book is not at all useful if you are trying to teach yourself the language; it may be useful in a classroom or as a reference. It is not organized for the person who is trying to learn conversational Croatian or Serbian. The dialogues are not immediately applicable to travel situations, and the audio cassettes are terrible; speakers speak at full speed and leave no time for the listener to try to repeat the phrases. The stilted dialogues are reminiscent of the old Chinese government texts for learning Mandarin.
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Title: Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (COLLOQUIAL SERIES (MULTIMEDIA)) by Celia Hawkesworth ISBN: 0415161339 Publisher: Brunner-Routledge Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $47.95 |
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Title: Langenscheidt's Universal Dictionary Croatian by Langenscheidt Staff ISBN: 088729183X Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1980 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Standard English-SerboCroatian, SerboCroatian-English Dictionary : A Dictionary of Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian Standards by Morton Benson ISBN: 0521645530 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 13 July, 1998 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Teach Yourself Serbian Complete Course by David Norris, Vladislava Ribnikar ISBN: 0071420290 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 25 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Serbian-English, English-Serbian Concise Dictionary (Hippocrene Concise Dictionary) by Mladen Davidovic ISBN: 0781805562 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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