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Slepá mapka (The Blind Map) – dialect quiz is here! How well do you know the Slovak dialects? In this quiz, you’ll hear a dialect sample (with a transcript), the location is shown on a map, and your task is to make a guess which dialect you’re hearing. The small glossary below the recording can help you!…
Our colleague Dr. phil. Jakob Horsch, M.A. (Slovak National Corpus Department, Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Sciences) accepted an invitation by the professor Laura A. Janda from the Department of Language and Culture at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. Dr. Horsch represented our department at the university on April 21, 2026 with a presentation…
Words and language are tools for communication, but in the hands of people, they often act like a loaded weapon. On the one hand, they can motivate, express love or respect; on the other, they can discriminate, manipulate, insult, or ignore – even without using derogatory words. Our colleague Jaroslava Rusinková from the Department of…
Why are the texts kept alive in the Slovak National Corpus? SNC is not only a database – it is a tool, where your text helps to reveal how Slovak is used, support research and is helpful in language learning. By providing your text you may: Answer to the question, why you should become a…