Original scientific paper

Sibilarization in the contemporary literary Croatian

Stjepko Težak

Abstract

In the recent Croatian language and the publishing practice, and even more in colloquial speech, the phenomenon of desibilarization is increasing. The real state does not reflect the demands of official grammar. This article deals with those nouns of 'a' and 'e' declension in which sibilarization has not been carried out or both doublettes -sibilarizated and nonsibilarizated -have been equally used. The hypocoristics, proper names and foreign words, resist sibilarization most strongly. Female personal names and geographical names are among proper names least inclined to sibilarization. This is also the case with the more recently borrowed foreign words.

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Hrčak ID:

184076

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/184076

Publication date:

15.12.1986.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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