Original scientific paper

The discrepancy between norms and usage

Diana Stolac orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-8386 ; Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Rijeka

Abstract

The paper draws attention to the discrepancy between norms described in linguistic books
(grammar books, dictionaries and language consulting books) and usage. Part of the reason for
this discrepancy is the increasingly stronger influence of media on the speech of young people
(and other speakers of the Croatian language), but other influences are discussed too. Among
them, the problem of the non-distinction of functional styles in the concrete speech situation is
isolated. The analysis is based on the materials gathered in the last ten years, and examples are
presented at all levels of language.

Keywords

the Croatian language; standard Croatian language; usage; functional styles; aberrations from the linguistic norm

Hrčak ID:

86310

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/86310

Publication date:

15.12.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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