1The contribution compares three manuals of Slovene grammar written in Italian and
published in the last twenty years. It focuses in particular on the different perspectives used by
individual authors in presenting their material.The annual three-day symposium Obdobja (Epochs) is an international, academic convention, at which Slovene and foreign linguists and literary theorists are joined by specialists from other humanities fields. The symposium is led by members of Department of Slovene Studies, its themes are also selected by a committee that involves eminent academics from foreign universities and institutions.openopenBidovec, MariaBidovec, Mari