Mehdi Bardhi
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Mehdi Bardhi was born on September 14, 1927 in Prizren
, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Kosovo
, died on April 3, 1994 in Pristina
, Yugoslavia.
Faculty of Philosophy
. His post-graduate studies were completed in the 50s in the same university in Belgrade, where he presented his degree on the subject of the specifics of the spoken language of Has.
After completing his post-graduate studies in Belgrade, Prof. Mehdi Bardhi returns to work in Pristina, first in the Superior Pedagogical School and then in the Institute of Albanology in Pristina. He also worked as an Educational Counselor of the Institute of Education Advancement, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Philosophy in Pristina, Vice-President of the Pedagogical School in Prizren, Chief of Department of the Albanian language and literature of the Superior Pedagogical School of Pristina and the Faculty of Philosophy, and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Pristina.
At the University of Pristina, he has lectured on Albanian language
subjects such as: Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, Introduction to the Linguistics, History of the language, Lexicology and Old Textbooks.
During the academic year 1989/90, he was a visiting professor of the Albanian language in the Foreign Languages University in Beijing
, China
, where he published the book of Albanian grammar for Chinese students.
He was one of the original three founders of the Institute of Albanology
in Pristina, and the forceful closure of the Institute by the Yugoslavian authorities during the Slobodan Milosević
era was particularly devastating to him.
He was a board member of several magazines, such as: “Advancement”, “Bulletin of Superior Pedagogical School of Pristina”, “Bulletin of Faculty of Philosophy”, “Albanology Research”, “Language Studies I – Dialectology”, “Studia Humanistica”, “International Seminar of the Albanian language, literature and culture”. He was honored with the State Golden Medal for his lifetime work efforts.
Professor Bardhi authored and co-authored seventeen books and dictionaries, six academic brochures, over thirty published articles in scientific journals, seventeen translated books, collector of folkloric songs which were published by the Institute of Albanology, among others.
Prizren
Prizren is a historical city located in southern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district.The city has a population of around 131,247 , mostly Albanians...
, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, died on April 3, 1994 in Pristina
Pristina
Pristina, also spelled Prishtina and Priština is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous municipality and district....
, Yugoslavia.
Life
Primary and secondary education were completed in Prizren and Pristina. After working as a teacher during the immediate post-war period, he continued his studies within the University of BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
Faculty of Philosophy
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Serbia, founded in the early 19th century within the Belgrade Higher School...
. His post-graduate studies were completed in the 50s in the same university in Belgrade, where he presented his degree on the subject of the specifics of the spoken language of Has.
After completing his post-graduate studies in Belgrade, Prof. Mehdi Bardhi returns to work in Pristina, first in the Superior Pedagogical School and then in the Institute of Albanology in Pristina. He also worked as an Educational Counselor of the Institute of Education Advancement, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Philosophy in Pristina, Vice-President of the Pedagogical School in Prizren, Chief of Department of the Albanian language and literature of the Superior Pedagogical School of Pristina and the Faculty of Philosophy, and Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Pristina.
At the University of Pristina, he has lectured on Albanian language
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
subjects such as: Phonetics, Morphology, Syntax, Introduction to the Linguistics, History of the language, Lexicology and Old Textbooks.
During the academic year 1989/90, he was a visiting professor of the Albanian language in the Foreign Languages University in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, where he published the book of Albanian grammar for Chinese students.
He was one of the original three founders of the Institute of Albanology
Albanology
Albanology is the science that studies Albanian language and culture.The father of Albanology is often considered to be the Austrian Norbert Jokl, while the Croat Milan Šufflay and the Hungarian Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás are also among its famous founders.Among modern important Albanologists...
in Pristina, and the forceful closure of the Institute by the Yugoslavian authorities during the Slobodan Milosević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
era was particularly devastating to him.
He was a board member of several magazines, such as: “Advancement”, “Bulletin of Superior Pedagogical School of Pristina”, “Bulletin of Faculty of Philosophy”, “Albanology Research”, “Language Studies I – Dialectology”, “Studia Humanistica”, “International Seminar of the Albanian language, literature and culture”. He was honored with the State Golden Medal for his lifetime work efforts.
Professor Bardhi authored and co-authored seventeen books and dictionaries, six academic brochures, over thirty published articles in scientific journals, seventeen translated books, collector of folkloric songs which were published by the Institute of Albanology, among others.
Works (In Progress)
- Serbocroatian-Albanian Dictionary, Institute of Albanology, Pristina, 1974
- Albanian-Serbocroatian Dictionary, Institute of Albanology, Pristina, 1981
- Learn Albanian, Enti i Teksteve dhe i Mjeteve Mësimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës, 1986
- Foreign Words Dictionary
- Modernes albanisch im Selbststudium, Univ. Bibl., Auswertungsstelle für Ostsprachen, 1977, 366 pages
- Mësojmë shqip: për klasën VI të shkollës fillore, Enti i Teksteve dhe i Mjeteve Mësimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës, 1977
- Fjalor serbokroatisht shqip: Srpskohrvatsko albanski rečnik, Rilindja, 1989
- Ditët gazmore: libër leximi : për klasën V të shkollës fillore, Enti i Teksteve dhe i Mjeteve Mësimore i Krahinës Socialiste Autonome të Kosovës, 1985
- Zgjimi i jetës: libër leximi për klasen V të shkollës fillore, Enti i teksteve dhe i mjetevë mësimore i krakinës socialiste autonome të Kosovës, 1976, 165 pages
- Erë të mbarë "Shpend i kaltër", Rilindja, 1985
- Teksti i gjuhes shqipe per te huaj, 1974, 164 pages
- Učimo šiptarski: priručnik za učenike V i VI razreda osnovne škole sa srpskohrvatskim nastavnim jezikom, Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika Socijalističke Republike Srbije, 1963, 144 pages
- Teksti i gjuhës shqipe për të huaj, Univ. Bibliothek, 1977, 366 pages