Dr. Jožica Škofic

Research Areas

• dialectology
• geolinguistics
• history of the Slovenian language
• dialect lexicography
• dialect onomastics (house and place names, microtoponimy)

Education, Academic and Scientific Titles

• 2021: Associate member of SAZU
• 2019: full professor of the Slovenian language and research advisor, University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities
• 2010: research advisor, ZRC SAZU, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language
• 2003: assistant professor of linguistics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
• 1997: PhD thesis: Glasoslovje, oblikoslovje in besedišče govora Krope na Gorenjskem (Phonology, Morphology and Lexics of the Local Dialect of Kropa, Upper Carniola/Gorenjska), Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1991: MA thesis: Problemi slovenskega pogovarjalnega jezika (The problems of Slovenian Colloquial Language), Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1987: BA degrees in Slovenian Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1982: matura exam, Gimnazija Kranj, Kranj

Outstanding Achievements, Awards and Grants

• 2020: Prometheus of Science prize awarded by the Slovenian Science Foundation for excellence in communication
• 2016: editor of the 3rd edition of Slovenian etymological dictionary, author Marko Snoj (monographic series Slovarji (Dictionaries))
• 2012: co-author of the professional monograph Metode zbiranja hišnih in ledinskih imen: project FLU-LED, Slovenia-Austria 2007–2013
• 2009–: counsellor of Razvojna agencija Zgornje Gorenjske/Developmental Agency of the Upper Gorenjska/Upper Carniola (RAGOR) in the projects of recording house and place names of the Gorenjska region
• 2002: organisation of the annual meeting of editorial board of European Linguistic Atlas in Ljubljana
• 1988: Prešeren award for students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana