Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32728/tab.13.1.2015.07
Language and orthography of Naša sloga of 1914 and 1915 – a view from a century later
Vanessa Vitković Marčeta
Abstract
The beginning of the 20th century was a rich period for the Croatian standard language. Because of its peculiar historical context, Istria was at its margins, but the impact of the standardisation process in this area can best be seen in the public press of the time. The only Croatian newspaper in Istria at the turn of the century was Naša sloga, and this paper provides a linguistic and orthographical analysis of the two last years of its publication. This gazette, greatly important for Istria, was extinguished after 45 years of existence, exactly a century ago, due to the difficulties of the war time. The importance of this newspaper for the Istrian region went beyond its informational purpose and left a deep imprint, concerning the language. This paper, therefore, highlights the topics on the language and language policy of the gazette and the period, found in the Naša sloga in the last years of its existence. It goes on then to analyse the linguistical and orthographical traits of the 1914 and 1915 and compare them to the present day normative solutions.
Keywords
Naša sloga; Istria; Croatian language in the 20th century; orthography
Hrčak ID:
158166
URI
Publication date:
17.12.2015.
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