Review article

PREFACE OF FRANCISCAN GRAMMAR PRIOR TO REVIVAL

Vesna Grahovac-Pražić orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-8405 ; Odjel za nastavničke studije u Gospiću, Gospić, Hrvatska

Abstract

The paper analysis five prefaces of the grammars printed in the 18th
century, whose authors are Franciscans. After the first printed grammar in Croatia, written by Bartol Kašić, a significant contribution to the standardization process is provided by grammars of Franciscans Tome Babić, Lovre Šitović and Josip Jurin in the southern part of the country, and by the authors Blaž Tadijanović and Marijan Lanosović in Slavonija. Those bilingual grammars describes Croatian language by describing another language. Prefaces are viewed as authors` introduction which speaks about the process of creating grammars and the authors themselves. They contain information about the author`s language, Croatian language and grammatical concept of the author. With their tripartite structure (introduction, text, closing), prefaces are contribution to the history of Croatian language and the history of grammar thoughts.

Keywords

Franciscans; grammar; Croatian language; preface

Hrčak ID:

178207

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/178207

Publication date:

30.3.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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