{"id":666,"date":"2010-01-06T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T12:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=666"},"modified":"2010-01-06T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T12:34:09","slug":"slownik-motherload","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/slownik-motherload\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u0142ownik Motherlode"},"content":{"rendered":"

An important message from our favorite guest blogger – Barb from Canada:<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Attention all learners of Polish! I have hit the s\u0142ownik<\/strong> motherlode. Mr. Oscar Swan has created simply the greatest s\u0142ownik<\/strong> ever for learners of the Polish language!! It is everything I have ever hoped for, wished for, longed for\u2026<\/p>\n

As we all know, Polish is a highly inflected language. Declension tables for nouns (rzeczowniki<\/strong>), adjectives (przymiotniki<\/strong>) and pronouns (zaimki<\/strong>) overflow my Polish learning file. Conjugation (koniugacja<\/strong>) tables for verbs (czasowniki<\/strong>) come in a close second. When using a traditional polish s\u0142ownik, you are required to enter the \u201croot\u201d form of the word you are looking up. There are MANY times when I have absolutely no idea what the root form is. I also struggle to use all the correct diacritic marks. Is that spelled with a \u017c<\/strong> or a \u017a<\/strong> \u2026 you know what I mean, we\u2019ve all been there.<\/p>\n

Well, Mr. Swan (or is it Professor Swan?)<\/em> has answered all my prayers. He has created a dictionary which will recognize ANY form of a noun, verb, adjective and diacritic marks can be suppressed. Amazing, right??<\/p>\n

It gets better. A simple click on \u201cView Tables\u201d and the entire inflection table will be revealed. The first time I experimented with the site, my heart started racing and I thought I would have a heart attack (zawa\u0142<\/strong>) from all the excitement. This is simply the best s\u0142ownik<\/strong> in the world. You can thank me and Anna later.<\/p>\n

Here it is: The Most Amazing S\u0142ownik Ever<\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s more. Click on \u201cbiblioteka<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cgazeta<\/strong>\u201d and prepare to be amazed. Prof. Swan has assembled a collection of Polish literature, short stories, daily newspapers and created an interactive Polish library. Every word is linked to the dictionary. If, during your on-line reading you stumble on a word you don\u2019t know, simply click on it and the dictionary will reveal its meaning. No typing required!<\/p>\n

In my opinion, a great place to start your reading adventure would be with \u201cOpowie\u015bci mojej \u017cony<\/strong>\u201d<\/em> by Miros\u0142aw \u017bu\u0142awski<\/strong>. It\u2019s a collection of short stories which Prof. Swan has ranked as \u201cintermediate\u201d in difficulty.<\/p>\n

I \u201cheart\u201d this man.<\/p>\n

PS. Message from Anna – if this is not just the best way ever to start the New Year, I don’t know what is!
\nBarb, thank you so much for this. We “heart” you!!!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An important message from our favorite guest blogger – Barb from Canada: Attention all learners of Polish! I have hit the s\u0142ownik motherlode. Mr. Oscar Swan has created simply the greatest s\u0142ownik ever for learners of the Polish language!! It is everything I have ever hoped for, wished for, longed for\u2026 As we all know…<\/p>\n

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