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Teach Yourself Serbian (TY Complete Courses) (Paperback)

by Vladislava Ribnikar (Author), Dr David Norris (Author)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Teach Yourself (27 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340846216
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340846216
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 534,167 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Serbia is attracting an increasing number of visitors each year. Changing historical circumstances have made travel to the country much easier and greater stability is encouraging more foreign investment. The wars which affected parts of south-eastern Europe after the collapse of Communism and break-up of the former Yugoslavia are now over. Serbia is moving closer to integration with European institutions and markets.

Serbian is a Slavonic language. Until recently the language used in Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia was referred to as Serbo-Croat but the differences between them have now been recognised, although they remain mutually comprehensible. Serbian uses both the Cyrillic and the Latin alphabet. There is no rule to say which alphabet should be used on which occasion so you need to be able to use both. This book introduces you to both the Cyrillic and the Latin alphabets - in the first three units both alternatives are given and thereafter the units alternate between the Cyrillic and Latin alphabet. There is plenty of help given at the start so that you can quickly familiarise yourself with both scripts.

'Teach Yourself Serbian' has been designed to meet the demands of this growing interest by providing a new course which will take you through all the stages of learning Serbian. Its graded units offer a structured approach, giving information in a user-friendly fashion, and presenting the language in everyday situations based around real places in Belgrade and Serbia. If you want to communicate in Serbian and to enjoy a degree of independence while in the country whether you are a leisure or business traveller, school or university student, whether you have family ties in the region or simply enjoy the challenge of learning a new language, this book will introduce to the basics and beyond.

Two accompanying CDs are available separately (0340 84623 2) or in a pack with the book (0340 84822 4).


About the Author

Davis Norris has taught Serbian and Croatian Studies since 1980. He is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Nottingham.

Vladislava Ribnikar is lecturer at the School of Slavonic Studies, University of Nottingham and a native speaker of Serbian.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last a comprehensive guide....., 1 Jan 2004
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As a student of the Serbian language, I am always looking out for books to help with my studies. As many people with an interest in this area know, there are very few books on the subject, or they are based on Serbo-Croat and focus on the Croatian side of the language. This book purely focuses on Serbian and teaches the grammar and vocabulary in a very easy to manage way. I have just passed the half way mark and am now able to hold converstions with my Serbian friends, who are very impressed with the standard of my language. Very well written and very informative regarding culture and lifestyle an abosolute must.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very worthwhile book, 15 Oct 2008
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This is a really excellent book for anyone starting to learn serbian. This book is ideal for anyone planning to work/travel to Serbia or Bosnia (Republika Serpska Entity) as it also teaches the language in Cyrillic as well as latin, which is essential as most road signs in the RS (save major routes) are in cyrillic (as I found out getting lost one time en route to Banja Luka). This is also suitable for Bosnian as the languages are practically identical (only some very minor differences on a small minority of words). It's also useful for Croatian (98% the same language), although using some Serb words will be corrected by the locals, but this never seemed to cause offence they were glad that I had made the effort.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A useful tool..., 29 May 2008
I bought this book, in order to teach myself the basics of the language and skip a year of getting taught by a real Serbian teacher. My main goal was to save some money for tougher levels of the language in the years to follow.

I found this book very easy to use. The vocabulary was important for daily speech, the grammar was easy to follow and generally everything was suitable for a beginner. In case someone does not know the cyrillic script well, he/she might find it hard to follow from Unit 5 and on, but with a little patience all gets better soon.

The audio part was not the best I have tried, mainly because it was very fast in some parts, but generally it helped. And the voice actors were not bad, they helped you practice your speech so that it can sound normal.

All in all, this was a helpful tool. I will give it 5/5 stars because I have tried many books and I think this one has the most things to offer: some grammar, some listening practice, some exercises and decent vocabulary. Of course, you will need a teacher or a higher level book if you wanna proceed to tougher levels, but if you just wanna feel comfortable during a trip to the area, then this book is what you are looking for.
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