Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook : With Exercises and Basic Grammar

Introduces the three languages: Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian. This book offers dialogues and exercises in each language, presented side by side for easy comparison. It features reading selections, vocabulary lists, glossaries, an accompanying DVD, and brief grammar explanations with cross-reference to more detailed grammar chapters.

With the disintegration of Yugoslavia has come a shifting of linguistic boundaries, chiefly along political lines. Out of this complex situation three official languages have emerged: Croatian in Croatia, Serbian in Serbia, and both these languages plus Bosnian in Bosnia-Herzegovina. "Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook" introduces the student to all three. Dialogues and exercises appear in each language, presented 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 want to familiarize students with all three. The features of the textbook include: 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; and brief grammar explanations after each dialogue, with cross-reference to more detailed grammar chapters in Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar.