Original scientific paper

Foreign Words in the Croatian Language

Bulcsú László ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb
Damir Boras ; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb

Abstract

The paper deals with linguistic ecology from the point of view of the right of the Croatian language to its own identity separate from Serbian. Superiority of Croatian in word formation to main European languages is exemplified. Equivalents of foreign words are given. 80 natural phonological alternations are analyzed. Oriental loanwords are presented. Bibliography of main old Croatian bilingual dictionaries and Summary of the project Croatian Lexicographic Heritage and Presentation of Lexical Information is attached. Finally, the language, lettering and the spelling of the paper is explained.

Keywords

linguistic ecology; linguistic rights; foreign words; orthography; word formation; Croatian; Serbian

Hrčak ID:

110768

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/110768

Publication date:

15.12.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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