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	Slovene language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Slovenes are said to be 'a nation of poets' due to their language.
		Slovene is the westernmost language of the Western subgroup of the South Slavonic branch of Slavonic languages.
		In Slovene orthography, phonemes are ordinarily written using the same letter as the one used in IPA, with the exceptions of č, š, and ž, which are not IPA usage, but correspond to /tʃ/, /ʃ/ and /ʒ;/ respectively.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/slovene_language (2960 words)

	The Slovenes - history of the nation
		Slovene territory settled from the 6th century on reached its greatest extent in the 9th century, covering an area from the Bay of Trieste to the Danube River in the north and Lake Balaton in the east.
		Slovene ethnic territory subsequently shrank due to Germanization in the west and north and the arrival of the Hungarians on the Pannonian Plain.
		Slovene settlement in Austria waned as early as the 13th century: German colonization reached the Villach Basin in Carinthia, the Graz Basin in Styria, and the Sora River flood plain in Carniola, and Italian colonization dominated the Friulian lowlands.
	www.randburg.com /si/general/slo2.html (3266 words)

	Slovenian
		Trubar was aware of the already considerable dialect differentation of the Slovene speech territory and employed elements of the Central Slovene dialects, particularly the dialect of Ljubljana and his native Lower Carniolan, as the basis for his written language.
		The Slovene alphabet (abeceda) is a modification of the Roman alphabet, as adapted from Czech by Ljudevit Gaj in the 19th century.
		Slovenes continue to be concerned with the plight of Slovene-speaking minorities in Italy, Austria, and Hungary, where they have attempted to encourage the respective governments to accord language rights and foster Slovene-language education.
	www.ku.edu /~slavic/slovene.htm (2045 words)

	Sample Entry: Language / Encyclopedia of Linguistics
		To the north, Slovene is bounded by Friulian and Italian in Italy, by German in Austria, and Hungarian in Hungary.
		Modern standard Slovene, which began its development with the religious translations of the Protestant Primus Truber (Primož Trubar in Slovene) in the mid 16th century, was established in largely its current form toward the end of the 19th century.
		Although Macedonian was codified as a standard language as recently as 1944, the beginnings of the contemporary language may be traced to the middle of the 19th century.
	strazny.com /encyclopedia/sample-language.html (1627 words)

	Language School Explorer - Slovene_language information.
		During the period when present-day Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, German was the language of the Ã©lÃte, and Slovenian was the language of the common people.
		Slovenian is the westernmost language of the Western subgroup of the South Slavic branch of Slavic languages.
		The language is spoken by round about 2.2 million people - there is a table of distribution of Slovenians in the world in the article Slovenians.
	www.school-explorer.com /Slovene (2269 words)

	Slovene
		In a year that the European Union has proclaimed the European Year of Languages, it is especially important to turn our attention to the role of the less commonly used languages and to language planning policies capable of staving off pressures of assimilation and of the melting pot of languages.
		Slovene is the official and state language of the Republic of Slovenia and the native language of approximately 2.4 million people: about 1.85 million of them live in the Republic of Slovenia.
		The growing interest in Slovene as a foreign language (it is taught in Ljubljana and at 30 universities abroad) and the fact that Slovene has worked in an exemplary fashion in the translated version of the Windows 2000 operating system are worth stressing.
	www.uvi.si /eng/slovenia/background-information/slovene (647 words)

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		Slovene as a language of instruction was abolished by 1936 and political and economic associations were banned.
		It sponsors Slovene language cultural and sporting activities, and is extremely important for the integration of the group around economic activity while guaranteeing the solvency and economic security of group members who use it.
		There is indication that language group exogamy is increasing because of the high out-migration, and the low level of language use in the family associated with negative identity in the past and it effect upon reproduction.
	www.uoc.edu /euromosaic/web/document/eslove/an/i2/i2.html (7151 words)

	Slovene language -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The literary Serbo-Croatian language was formed in the first half of the 19th century on the basis of the Shtokavian dialects that extend over the greater part of Bosnian, Serbian,...
		The languages of the South Slavic group are spoken in nations that are geographically separated from the other Slavic regions by Romania, Hungary, and Austria, where non-Slavic languages are spoken.
		Romansh, an ancient Latin language, is spoken in a region of eastern Switzerland.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068230?tocId=9068230 (835 words)

	Slovene language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The earliest known examples of written Slovene are from the Freising manuscripts (called Brižinski spomeniki in Slovene), which have been dated to between 972 and 1093, and most likely before 1000.
		During the period when present-day Slovenia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, German was the prestige language, and Slovene was the language of the masses.
		However, when Slovenia gained independence in 1991, Slovene was made the official language and the language seems to be in a healthy position, especially since Slovenia has been accepted for membership in the European Union.
	www.indexlistus.de /keyword/Slovenian_language.php (2863 words)

	Slovenes and Slovene Language (aka Slovenian)
		Slovenes, by historians now referred to as Alpine Slavs or proto-Slovenes, pushed up the Sava, Drava, and Mura river valleys into the Eastern Alps and the Karst (a limestone area on the Dalmatian coast on the Adriatic Sea north of Trieste).
		He describes their language and custom as being similar to that of the Germans, and seems to have trouble deciding whether he ought to include them among the Germans or the Sarmatians in the east.
		By the year 700, these Slavic tribes became united under Duke Borut, who recognized the sovereignty of Bavaria in 725, in an effort to align himself with the Bavarians against the threat of the Avars - a nomadic Tartar tribe that was harrassing the populations of the Danube and Drava rivers.
	www.slavism.com /slovene (2777 words)

	Latech :: About the Project :: Slovenia Context (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The mother tongue, mostly Slovene in our country, is of great significance because it is used to create and convey meanings and information, it is the key to understanding ourselves and the world around us, it is the basic tool for communication and cooperation.
		Due to its impact and importance, teaching Slovene language extends far beyond the academic subject itself; however, its basic function remains the careful and constant development and mastering of pupils' language skills.
		In the first cycle of nine-yearprimary education Slovene language takes 700 lessons: 210 lessons (ie 6 per week) in the first grade and 245 lessons (ie 7 per week) in the second and third grades.
	telematics.ex.ac.uk /latech/about/slovenia_context_language.htm (397 words)

	Poetry in the Slovene Language
		The Slovene language is one of the rare modern languages to have retained the dual-aspect, an archaic grammatical form: in Slovene, this special form - midway between singular and plural - is used to refer to two things or to two people.
		The alexandrine was extremely important in the shaping of Slovene poetry during the Age of Enlightenment; in effect, the victory of accentual (more exactly, accentual-syllabic) prosody against the hardly natural efforts towards producing quantitative versification in imitation of Greek and Latin poetry is linked to the introduction of the alexandrine amongst the Slovenes.
		In his exploration of the poetic language he has traversed a long road, leading from avant-garde experimentation to the rediscovery of the traditional sonnet - an ideal form for his poetic message - which is at the same time both melancholic and full of irony and derision.
	www.leftcurve.org /LC22WebPages/slovene.html (4163 words)

	Search by Author
		The use of Slovene in American English contexts is characterized as a family bond, a secret language, and a vehicle for entertainment.
		On the one hand the Slovene language supports national consolidation; on the other there are linguistic practices which work in the opposite direction.
		Paternost, Joseph 1987: "Metaphors of mediation in Slovene epitaphs" A discussion of the use of metaphor in Slovene epitaphs to soften, neutralize, and overcome the impact of death.
	www.dfstermole.net /SSS/CumIndex/displayitemauthor.php?nameid=216 (619 words)

	Slovene at the University of Kansas
		Slovene is spoken by approximately two million people in the Republic of Slovenia and neighboring territories in Italy, Austria, and Hungary.
		KU is the only U.S. university to be able to offer a full course of study of Slovene language, from beginning to advanced, with a pedagogically trained native speaker.
		Although Slovene is only officially offered as a one-year course at this time, a two year course of study will be made available if there is sufficient interest.
	www.ku.edu /~slovene (355 words)

	Centre for Slovene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Centre for Slovene as a Second/Foreign Language extends understanding of the Slovene language, literature and culture on an international scale.
		It also encourages international research in Slovene language and literature, organises professional and scientific conferences and develops the complete infrastructure for attaining, examining and certifying proficiency in Slovene as a second/foreign language.
		The Centre operates under the auspices of the Department of Slovene Studies at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ljubljana.
	www.centerslo.net /l2.asp?L1_ID=31 (103 words)

	Slovene Lessons for Adults & Slovene Language Coaching for Adults & Slovene Tutor & Slovene Tuition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Our Slovene language training for adults assumes no prior knowledge of Slovene although the needs of intermediate or advanced learners can easily be accommodated.
		Slovene lessons can be intensive, weekly or ad-hoc to meet the needs of the student.
		Slovene is not covered by our standard fee structure so please complete the simple enquiry form here if you wish for face-to-face tuition.
	www.anysubject.com /Slovene.asp (476 words)

	Jana Zemljarič Miklavčič
		There are two main scientific challenges in my research: the first is to develop a set of criteria for the collection and selection of spoken material to be included in a representative and balanced spoken corpus, and the second is to outline the recommendations for the transcription and annotation of a spoken texts.
		The purpose of a pilot corpus was to redefine the criteria for the collection, selection and documentation of spoken materials, to develop and test transcription and mark-up conventions, and finnally to show some possibilities for the use of a corpus for language description and language analysis.
		With the pilot corpu we could argue the explanation of a meaning of the word "mhm" in Slovene standard dictionary: it is explained as a word of hesitation or a word of restrained agreement.
	linux2.hit.uib.no /batmult/Janas_Final_Report.htm (1777 words)

	CFP: conference 'Language Technologies for the Slovene Language
		The focus of the conference will be on the usage and development of LT for the Slovene language.
		The official languages of the conference are Slovene and English.
		The submitted papers should be relevant to the field of language technology, especially with respect to the current state and future development goals of LT in Slovenia.
	nl.ijs.si /isjt98/cfp-en.html (494 words)

	Seminar of the Slovene Language, Literature and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		These courses deal with current issues concerning the Slovene literary language and stylistics, Slovene literature and the interpretation of fiction, the development of the Slovene language and the translation of different registers.
		These sessions are organized according to the level of the participants' command of Slovene and their specific Slovenist inclinations (linguistics, translation, journalism, literature) or to suit their more general interests.
		They will become familiar with the structure of the Slovene literary language, improve their conversational ability, increase their exposure to the diversity of Slovene language registers, become familiar with the stylistics of Slovene literary and non-literary texts, and practise composition.
	www.ff.uni-lj.si /center-slo/seminar_-_slovene.html (627 words)

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		A dictionary of the Andorian language, cultural notes and description of the blueskinned aliens.
	italyhq.com /italianverbs/index.php (788 words)

	English News Sources on Slovenia
		Given that the language is spoken by less than two million people world wide, the country’s current events remain obscure to non-Slovene speakers.
		Eurolang is supported by the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages and the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture, but it nevertheless enjoys a high level of editorial independence.
		Both the Slovene- and the English-language services of the Slovene Press Agency (STA) were established as Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991.
	geocities.com /ljubljanalife/Englishnews.htm (1727 words)

	Terry J. Cestnik's Slovenian Language Page
		This is not a detailed account or an elocution lesson on how particular sounds are pronounced in particular places in Slovene literary language but a basic simple guide which should give you an idea of how the language is pronounced.
		The Slovene language is mostly phonetic, which means that it is pronounced as it is written.
		The letter r in some Slovene words replaces the vowel when it stands before a consonant, as in rdeč (red) or rjav (brown), or when it stands between two consonants, as in Brnik (the airport in Ljubljana) or in vrt (garden).
	cestnik.net /language.htm (690 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Colloquial Slovene (Colloquial Series (Multimedia)) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Colloquial Slovene is easy to use and completely accomplishable, Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Slovene.
		This book is quite basic and should give the reader a good introduction to the slovene language, but it is only that.
		If you really want to learn Slovene, I suggest you start with this book, then get a dictionary like Komac's (which wont tell you anything about conjugation or gender) and finally an extensive grammar guide like Peter Harrity's book (which fills in the complex gaps left behind by the other two books).
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0415306256?v=glance (802 words)

	Yamada Language Center: Slovene WWW Guide
		Slovene for Travelers - selected chapters from the book by Miran Hladnik and Toussaint Hocevar.
		Slovenski jezik-Slovene Linguistics Studies - a journal published jointly by the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas and the Slovene Language Institute of the Slovene Academy of Sciences in Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia.
		This page is maintained by the Yamada Language Center at the University of Oregon.
	babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/slovene.html (113 words)

	ERK'98, T.Erjavec: The MULTEXT-East Slovene Lexicon
		Finally, the language particular tables are, again, organised by category, and provide commentary and examples on the attributes and values of the language.
		In addition to already encompassing seven typologically very different languages, the structure of the specifications and of the MSDs is readily extensible to new languages.
		A lexicon is one of the basic language resources and a core lexicon, such a the one presented here, can serve as the basis for the construction of more extensive or targeted lexica, for annotating Slovene corpora, or as a dataset for machine learning of morphological relations.
	nl.ijs.si /et/Bib/ERK98/erk (1863 words)

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