Reference Grammar Network
 Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian |
 Czech |
 Georgian |
 Macedonian |
 Polish |
 Romanian |
 Russian |
 Slovene |
This set of reference grammars has been designed for advanced-level language users and linguists to compare semantic categories across languages. Each grammar also provides background information about the language and its speakers. In some cases the author has included a topic which provides greater illumination of the language (e.g. tongue twisters, slang/profanity, or a set of exemplary texts). These sections are indicated by a shaded background in the left-side navigation pane.
Please note that some of the grammars are very large, in particular Romanian and Georgian, and are best accessed through a high speed connection.
Very detailed outlines for Albanian and Romani are available for download. By selecting the "bookmarks" tab on the PDF you can access some of the chief topics addressed in each grammar.
Each grammar has been developed by linguists who are experts in their field and has been peer-reviewed to assure quality, accuracy, and consistency.
| Albanian | |
| Victor Friedman | University of Chicago |
| Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BCS) | |
| Wayles Brown | Cornell University |
| Theresa Alt | Cornell University |
| Czech | |
| Laura A. Janda | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Charles E. Townsend | Princeton University |
| Georgian | |
| Howard Aronson | University of Chicago |
| Macedonian | |
| Victor Friedman | University of Chicago |
| Polish | |
| Ronald F. Feldstein | Indiana University |
| Romani | |
| Victor Friedman | University of Chicago |
| Romanian | |
| Dana Cojocaru | University of Bucharest |
| Romanian Verb Handbook (available through the Romanian grammar) | |
| Ronald F. Feldstein | Indiana University |
| Russian | |
| Edna Andrews | Duke University |
Comparing grammars:
The user interface features a list of linguistic categories in the left-side navigation pane. Choose a category to read about it in the current language. By selecting a different language from tabs along the top, you can compare the same category in that language. Italicized category names indicate distinctions or subdivisions which are unique to that language or the present grammar.
Exercises:
Advanced exercises for each language are available through the link on the horizontal bar at the top (only Russian exercises are currently available).
Resources:
Language resources available elsewhere on the net are available through the link on the horizontal bar at the top.
Terms of Use:
The SEELRC Reference Grammars were made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Language Resource Centers Program of Title VI of the Higher Education Act. The Slavic and East European Language Resource Center was founded in 1999 and is a joint center of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The SEELRC Reference Grammars, like other products and materials developed by SEELRC, are disseminated without profit to interested users through our web site (www.seelrc.org), CD-ROM editions, and other computer-based technologies. Use of the SEELRC Reference Grammars is subject to the following terms and limitations:- Any interested person may download or otherwise copy any of the SEELRC Reference Grammars in electronic (PDF) format only for personal, noncommercial, nonprofit use.
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Downloading grammar:
Each full grammar (in PDF format) can be downloaded through the link on the horizontal bar at the top. Each grammar is also bookmarked according to the author's original table of contents.
Other features:
Sections of the grammar which merit particular attention are listed at the end of the category list and are indicated by a shaded background.
The horizontal tab bar contains links to exercises, downloadable versions of the grammar in PDF format, and other resources.
Technical requirements:
- Adobe Acrobat version 3.0 or higher and
- Internet Explorer version 5.0 or higher or
- Netscape version 6.0 or higher
Note to Macintosh users: Adobe Acrobat does not currently support display of PDFs in a web browser under OS X. In order to have the full functionality of the Reference Grammar Network, you should use the Classic Environment (OS 9.x). A plug-in is available here which makes it possible to use the Reference Grammar Network under the following conditions - Mac OS X version 10.3 or higher; Adobe Acrobat 6.x or higher; Safari or Mozilla browser.
Comments:
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