Marko Snoj (born 1959) focuses on the etymology of Slovenian appellative and onomastic lexis, especially geographical proper names and surnames, as well as the history of the Slovenian language, foremost in the 17th and 18th centuries, accent studies, lexicology and lexicography. As a researcher at the Department of Lexicology, he is in charge of editing interjections and participates in etymological illuminations in the new edition of the Dictionary of the Slovenian Standard Language (eSSKJ). At the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, he teaches two courses, Indo-European Comparative Grammar: Accent and Ablaut and Introduction to the Etymological Method.

Research Areas

• etymology
• onomastics
• accentology
• history of the Slovenian language
• lexicology
• lexicography
• Albanistics

Education, Academic and Scientific Titles

• 2021: full member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2015: associated member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2009: full professor of comparative linguistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1999: research advisor, ZRC SAZU
• 1989: PhD thesis: Praslovanski z iz indoevropskega s v luči novejših akcentoloških spoznanj (Proto-Slavic z from Indo-European s in the light of recent accentological achivements), Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1984: MA thesis: Problem i-jevske in u-jevske barve v refleksih zlogotvornih sonantov n, m, l, r v baltoslovanskih jezikih (The Problem of i and u in the Balto-Slavic Reflexes from the Indo-European Vocalic Sonants n, m, l, r), Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1982: BA degree: Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
• 1978: exit examination, Gimnazija Ljubljana Šentvid, Ljubljana

Employments, Leadership Positions and Competences

Employments:

• 1984–: ZRC SAZU, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language
• 1995–: secondary employment, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

Leadership Positions:

• 2015–: secretary of the Department of Philology and Literature at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts member of the Presidency of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2008–2018: head of the Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language, ZRC SAZU
• 2014–2017: leader of the project Dictionary of Legal Terminology – Completion
• 2011–: editor of the series Slovarji, ZRC SAZU, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language
• 2009–2013: Leader of the research programme Slovenian Language in Synchronic and Diachronic Development
• 2009–2012: leader of the project Dictionary of Legal Terminology – Continuation
• 1998–2001: leader of the project Etymological Dictionary of the Slovenian Language 4/1
• 1995–1998: leader of the project Etymological Dictionary of the Slovenian Language
• 1992–2011: Editor-in-Chief of the journal Slovenski jezik / Slovene Linguistic Studies

Supervision:

• Initiation of new colleagues into the work: Jožica Škofic
• PhD supervision: Simona Klemenčič, Tanja Mirtič, Žiga Pirnat, Emilija Neshkoska-Chretnik, Maja Rotter
• Young researcher: Simona Klemenčič, Tanja Mirtič
• MA theses supervision: Simona Klemenčič, Simona Javornik Ristič, Barbara Iršič
• BA theses supervision: Nicole Kuplenik, Janez Erat, Simona Klemenčič, Simona Javornik, Barbara Damjan, Tanja Nadu, Nataša Terbovšek Coklin, Drejc Pogačnik, Katarina Rojko, Janja Juršič, Janja Širnik, Andrej Perdih, Robert Jakomin, Danijela Kelava, Klara Magrič, Valerija Ravnak, Žiga Pirnat, Ana Šegrt, Una Softić, Janeta Čeligoj, Sara Katarina Zver, Zala Mojca Jerman Kuželički

Work in Editorial Boards and Expert Commissions

• 2020–: member of the Government Working Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the Language Policy in the Republic of Slovenia
• 2019–: member of the Development Council, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2018–: member of the Commission for the Slovenian Language in Public, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2015–: member of the Presidency of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2013–: member of the Commission on Orthography at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
• 2012–: member of the editorial board of Language Consulting, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language, ZRC SAZU
• 2012–2014: member of the Commission for the Slovenian Language, Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia
• 2008–2018, 2019–: member of the Scientific Council, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language, ZRC SAZU

Outstanding Achievements, Awards and Grants

• 1991–1992, 1994: Humboldt fellowship for study of Indo-European linguistics, University of Regensburg, Germany
• 1988: Fellowship of the Federal Republic of Germany for learning the German Language at the Goethe Institute, Göttingen, Germany
• 1986, 1987, 1989: Fellowship of the Autonomous Region of Kosovo for learning the Albanian language at the University of Prishtina, Kosovo