The author accepts the political realities surrounding the question of the Serbian and Croatian variants, and he sets out to provide an opportunity for the instructor to choose and select. This bibliography of Serbo-Croatian dictionaries encompasses over 2,500 dictionaries from the beginning of this lexicographic tradition in the 15th century until the end of the year of 1999. The material for the bibliography has been collected both from the Serbo-Croatian speaking area and from several major libraries in Germany, Poland, and the United States. The bibliography is segmented into monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual dictionaries, and each section is articulated further according to the subject-matter and languages involved. The Bibliography contains subject, language, and author index.
All section headings as well as the introduction are in English.
This reference work is essential source for all libraries and Slavic departments. The methodological framework used in this dictionary can be described as cross-cultural cognitive linguistics. The notion of 'colloquial' is more a part of spoken style than written style. An English-SerboCroatian index includes all one word lexical entries. This bi-directional dictionary is perfect for everyone learning Croatian or English.