David Kušter, English-Slovene Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Slovenj Gradec: Self-published. 2003

Abstract

The review of the English-Slovene dictionary ofphrasal verbs determines the position of this dictionary-type within Slovene lexicography. The reviewer points out the gap between theoretical support and existing Slovene reference books dealing with collocations and multi-word lexemes in different languages on the contrastive principle. This gap can be observed both on the conceptual level and in the practical realisation of this dictionary. This type of reference book is supposed to provide reliable information for a translator or for somebody who is learning Slovene and therefore cannot focus merely on a (phrasal) verbal equivalent. What it should focus on is the relevant context where not only the complements (with all their limitations on different levels) play a crucial role, but also on the textual and pragmatic context as a whole, which influences the way in which each individual English phrasal verb is rendered into Slovene.