Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32728/h2025.04
Language and Orthography in the First Year of Glas Istre
Vanessa Vitković Marčeta
; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
Abstract
The Croatian language and its process of standardisation in Istria are topics that
remain underexplored. In Istria, newspapers played an important role in popularizing
the language and served as direct messengers and advocates of the Croatian
language in a region that has witnessed shifts between different languages and
cultures for many centuries, in which Croatian often found itself in a subordinate
position. The social and political circumstances, as well as the fact that Istria was
separated from the rest of the country, influenced the process of language standardisation
in Istria. The newspaper Glas Istre, which is still published today, was first
published in 1943. Its influence has been significant in many respects for the entire
Istrian region. In the beginning, it was published monthly as a publication of the
National Liberation Movement in Istria. The analysis of various linguistic levels and
the orthography of first-year volumes of Glas Istre (1943–1944) can offer insights
into the state of the language that was accessible to a wide readership and had a
significant impact on everyday expression, as well as on the linguistic and orthographic
development of the average Istrian. The topics concerning the importance
of the (Croatian) language also reveal the care devoted to it in Istria.
Keywords
Glas Istre; Croatian Language in Istria; Croatian Orthography; Language Standardization
Hrčak ID:
349941
URI
Publication date:
29.7.2026.
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