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Kordić in 2010
Born	(1964-10-29) 29 October 1964 (age 60) Osijek, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Education	MSci, DPhil (Zagreb), Dr habil. (Münster)
Alma mater	University of Osijek University of Zagreb University of Münster
Occupation	Linguistics
Years active	1990–present
Employer	Joseph George Strossmayer University of Osijek University of Zagreb Ruhr-University Bochum Westphalian Wilhelms-University of Münster Humboldt University of Berlin Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Notable work	Relativna rečenica (1995) Riječi na granici punoznačnosti (2002) Jezik i nacionalizam (2010)

Snježana Kordić (pronounced [sɲěʒana kôːrditɕ]; born 29 October 1964) is a Croatian linguist. In addition to her work in syntax, she has written on sociolinguistics. Kordić is known among non-specialists for numerous articles against the puristic and prescriptive language policy in Croatia. Her 2010 book on language and nationalism popularises the theory of pluricentric languages in the Balkans.

Biography

Education

Snježana Kordić obtained a degree from Osijek University (1988) and an M.Sci. in Linguistics from the Faculty of Philosophy at the Zagreb University (1992). She earned her Ph.D. in Zagreb (1993). In Germany she obtained a habilitation in Slavic philology (qualification at professorship level) from the University of Münster in 2002.

Academic appointments

Kordić taught and conducted research at a number of Croatian and German universities. From 1990 to 1991 she was an assistant at the Osijek University, and from 1991 to 1995 she was an assistant at the Zagreb University. Then she moved to Germany and was a lecturer at the Bochum University from 1993 to 1998. She later served as an associate professor at the Münster University from 1998 to 2004. After that, she was a visiting professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin from 2004 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007 she was a lecturer at the Frankfurt University.

Selected publications

See also

Monographs

• —— (1995) (in sh). Relativna rečenica. Znanstvena biblioteka Hrvatskog filološkog društva; 25. Zagreb: Matica hrvatska/Hrvatsko filološko društvo. p. 366. ISBN 953-6050-04-8. LCCN 97154457. OCLC 37606491. OL2863536W. SSRN 3460911. British Library 008182120. SUDOC 005906202. SELIBR 7994083. CROSBI 426507. COBISS.SR 110665484. COBISS.BIH 7094534. Altmetric 69351565. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/426507.Kordic_Relativna_recenica.pdf.
  • —— (2005) (in de). Der Relativsatz im Serbokroatischen. Studies in Slavic Linguistics; 10. Munich: Lincom Europa. p. 330. ISBN 3-89586-573-7. OCLC 42422661. OL2863535W. DNB-IDN 956417647. NYPL b14328353. SELIBR 6690649. HathiTrust 004038082. CROSBI 426502. COBISS.SR 232241159. Contents.
• —— (2002) (in sh). Riječi na granici punoznačnosti. Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada. p. 227. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3467413. ISBN 953-169-073-1. LCCN 2009386657. OCLC 54680648. OL2863537W. SSRN 3467413. SUDOC 097547352. CROSBI 426493. COBISS.SR 110666508. COBISS.BIH 12651270. Altmetric 69352624. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/426493.Kordic_Rijeci_na_granici_punoznacnosti.pdf.
  • —— (2001) (in de). Wörter im Grenzbereich von Lexikon und Grammatik im Serbokroatischen. Studies in Slavic Linguistics; 18. Munich: Lincom Europa. p. 280. ISBN 3-89586-954-6. LCCN 2005530314. OCLC 47905097. OL2863539W. DNB-IDN 963264087. SUDOC 083721398. NYPL b15245330. NCID BA56769448. SELIBR 8335022. CROSBI 426497. HathiTrust 004259176.
• —— (2018) [1st pub. 2010] (in sh). Jezik i nacionalizam. Rotulus Universitas. Zagreb: Durieux. p. 430. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3467646. ISBN 978-953-188-311-5. LCCN 2011520778. OCLC 729837512. OL15270636W. SSRN 3467646. British Library 015702691. SUDOC 17473820X. UPC 9789531883115. SELIBR 11895519. CROSBI 475567. COBISS 13436977. COBISS.SR 521757076. COBISS.BIH 521757076. (COBISS.RS 521757076). Altmetric 69349127. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/475567.Jezik_i_nacionalizam.pdf.
  

  Book cover of Snježana Kordić's grammar book Serbo-Croatian (published 1997, 2006)

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Other books

• —— (2006). Serbo-Croatian. Languages of the World/Materials; 148. Munich & Newcastle: Lincom Europa. p. 71. ISBN 3-89586-161-8. OCLC 37959860. OL2863538W. DNB-IDN 950901075. British Library 006531296. SUDOC 049200976. NYPL b13481076. NCID BA34854554. SELIBR 6690539. CROSBI 426503. COBISS.SR 100442892. COBISS.BIH 12652294. [grammar book]
• —— (2004) (in sh). Kroatisch-Serbisch. Ein Lehrbuch für Fortgeschrittene mit Grammatik. Hamburg: Buske. p. 196. ISBN 3-87548-382-0. OL15270855W. COBISS.BIH 14079494. [1st pub ISBN: 3-87548-162-3. . DNB-IDN 974026573. NCID BA59134453. HathiTrust 004006395. CROSBI 426511. COBISS.SR 99972620.] and audiocassette: 65 minutes

Media interviews

Snježana Kordić, 2018

In Croatia

• Lasić, Igor (11 January 2008). "Kroatisti ne govore kao lingvisti: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Feral Tribune (Split): 34–35. ISSN 1333-9109. CROSBI 479068. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/479068.Intervju_Feral.doc. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
• Popović, Sofija (6 December 2011). "HAZU treba ukinuti a jezične puritance bojkotirati jer zarađuju na nacionalizmu: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Nacional (Zagreb): 64–68. ISSN 1330-9048. CROSBI 565689. http://arhiva.nacional.hr/clanak/121072/hazu-treba-ukinuti-a-jezicne-puritance-bojkotirati-jer-zaraduju-na-nacionalizmu. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
• Hut Kono, Vinko (2 February 2012). "Kroatisti otuđeni od stvarnosti: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Zarez (Zagreb): 3. ISSN 1331-7970. CROSBI 569852. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/569852.Intervju_Zarez.jpg. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
• 45 minutes.

Alt URL CROSBI 705821. 62 minutes.

In Bosnia

• Begović, Nađa (12 August 2010). "Jezik za zube - Govori kao što govoriš: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Slobodna Bosna (Sarajevo): 58–61. ISSN 0354-1436. CROSBI 479065. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/479065.Intervju_Slobodna_Bosna.doc. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
• Tikveša, Amer (20 May 2011). "Jezik kao sredstvo manipulacije: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Dani (Sarajevo: BH Dani): 70–72. ISSN 1512-5130. CROSBI 514156. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/514156.Intervju_Dani.PDF. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
• Kahrović-Posavljak, Amila (18 July 2014). "Sveto trojstvo jezika, nacije i države: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Dani (Sarajevo: BH Dani): 60–62. ISSN 1512-5130. CROSBI 705823. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/705823.Intervju__Dani-2014_br892.pdf. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
• 15 minutes.
• Behram, Mirsad (host) (17 March 2015). "Jezičke i podjele u školama odgovaraju političarima i lingvistima: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Radio Slobodna Evropa (Radio Free Europe). CROSBI 757767. http://www.slobodnaevropa.org/content/jezicke-podjele-u-obrazovanju-odgovaraju-politicarima-i-lingvistima/26904190.html. Alt URL 5 minutes.
• 7 minutes.

CROSBI 936082. 25 minutes. CROSBI 936081. 15 minutes. CROSBI 936080. 11 minutes.

• Bilić, Ivana (25 November 2016). "I dalje ćemo govoriti jednim zajedničkim jezikom: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Radio Slobodna Evropa (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). CROSBI 936079. https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/intervju-snjezana-kordic-jezik/28139068.html.

CROSBI 936078. 8 minutes.

Alt URL CROSBI 935979. 53 minutes. CROSBI 935897. 30 minutes. CROSBI 935896. 15 minutes. CROSBI 935893. 12 minutes.

• Sandić-Hadžihasanović, Gordana (30 March 2018). "Čistoća naroda i jezika ne postoji: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Radio Slobodna Evropa (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty). CROSBI 935824. https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/intervju-snjezana-kordic/29135311.html.
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In Serbia

• Nikolić, Tatjana (28 October 2010). "Odstrel reči: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Nin. Nedeljne Informativne Novine (Belgrade: NIN): 58–59. ISSN 0027-6685. CROSBI 494868. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/494868.Intervju_NIN.doc. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
• Jovanović Maldoran, Srđan (14 May 2011). "Nacionalizam, jezik i EU: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Danas: Dnevnik (Belgrade: Danas): 7–8. ISSN 1450-538X. CROSBI 513962. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/513962.Intervju_Danas.jpg. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
• 40 minutes.

• Stevanović, Marjana (5 October 2016). "Lingvisti plešu u nacionalističkom kolu: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Danas: Dnevnik (Belgrade: Danas): 1, 6–7. ISSN 1450-538X. CROSBI 936087. http://www.danas.rs/drustvo.55.html?news_id=329175. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

Alt URL CROSBI 936086. 30 minutes or transcription.

• 7 minutes.
• Ćirić, Sonja (13 April 2017). "Jezik više naroda: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Vreme: Nedeljnik (Belgrade: Vreme). ISSN 0353-8028. CROSBI 936009. http://www.vreme.co.rs/cms/view.php?id=1490801. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

In Montenegro

• Raičević, Rajka (12 September 2010). "Nacionalizam stoji iza uvođenja novogovora: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Dan: Dnevne Novine (Podgorica: Dan): 9. ISSN 1450-7943. CROSBI 485553. http://bib.irb.hr/datoteka/485553.Intervju_Dan.pdf. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
• Video fragment 10 minutes.
• 15 minutes.
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• Popović, Mirjana D. (4 September 2017). "Različiti jezici su legalno ovjerena laž: razgovor sa Snježanom Kordić" (in sh). Dan: Dnevne Novine (Podgorica: Dan): 11. ISSN 1450-7943. CROSBI 935983. https://www.dan.co.me/?nivo=3&datum=2017-09-05&rubrika=Kultura&clanak=613499&najdatum=2017-09-04. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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