Urška Vranjek Ošlak is a researcher at the Department of Language StandardisationOrthographic Section of the Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language. Her research focuses primarily on lexicology and lexicography, orthography, borrowing, language consulting, and word formation. She is co-author, co-editor and technical editor of the new orthographic dictionary ePravopis, a member of the working group on borrowing rules for foreign languages in the preparation of the new Slovenian Normative Guide (Pravopis 8.0), and a member of the Editorial Board and technical editor of the Language Consulting Service.Her research focuses mainly on orthography, word-formation, and language consulting. She participates in the making of the new orthographic dictionary ePravopis and is a member of the Language Consulting’s Editorial Board.
Research Areas
- lexicology and lexicography
- orthography
- normativity
- word-formation
- borrowing
- language consulting
Education, Academic and Scientific Titles
- 2021: PhD degree – Slovene studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- 2014: MA degree – Slovene studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- 2011: BA degree – interlingual mediation, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana
- 2006: exit examination, Gimnazija Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec
Employments, Leadership Positions and Competences
Employments:
- 2015–: ZRC SAZU, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language
Work in Editorial Boards and Expert Commissions
- 2016–: member of the Language Consulting’s Editorial Board
Outstanding Achievements, Awards and Grants
- 2014, 2015, 2017: grant recipient, Friar Stanislav Škrabec Foundation
- 2025: Josef Dobrovský Fellowship, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2025: How effective is AI as a language consultant?, Urška Vranjek Ošlak
2024: Jezikovno svetovanje v obdobju prenove pravopisnega priročnika, Urška Vranjek Ošlak
2023: Language counselling: bridging the gap between codification and language use, Urška Vranjek Ošlak
2022: Pravopis na zrnu graha: razprave o pravopisnih vprašanjih, Tina Lengar Verovnik, Urška Vranjek Ošlak (v souredništvu)
2021: Codification within reach: three clickable layers of information surrounding the new Slovenian normative guide, Helena Dobrovoljc, Urška Vranjek Ošlak
2021: Integration of public engagement mechanisms in an online language counselling platform, Urška Vranjek Ošlak, Helena Dobrovoljc
2021–: Pravopisne kategorije ePravopisa, Urška Vranjek Ošlak (urednica)
2020: Kje pa vas jezik žuli? Prva pomoč iz Jezikovne svetovalnice, Urška Vranjek Ošlak (v soavtorstvu)
2016–: ePravopis, Urška Vranjek Ošlak (v soavtorstvu)
- Slovenski jezik v sinhronem in diahronem razvoju (research programme • January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2014)
- Spletni portal Franček, Jezikovna svetovalnica za učitelje slovenščine in Šolski slovar slovenskega jezika (July 19, 2017 - September 30, 2021)
- GRACE (international research project • January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021)
- Celoviti servis za uporabnike slovenskega knjižnega jezika: Fran, Franček in Jezikovna svetovalnica (September 13, 2021 - November 15, 2022)
- Dostopni slovarji, dostopni posnetki, dostopna slovenščina (August 1, 2022 - October 31, 2023)
- The dialogue between lexicographers and language users (bilateral project • January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025)
- Delimo (si) slovarje: Fran in Franček (March 18, 2024 - October 31, 2025)
- Friar Stanislav Škrabec Foundation grant (2014, 2015, 2017)
- Josef Dobrovský Fellowship, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (2025)