Original scientific paper
STATUS OF CROATIAN LANGUAGE IN BIH IN ADMINISTRATIVE-FUNCTIONAL STYLE FROM 1945 TO 1967
Marija Musa
; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mostar
Abstract
The article deals with sociolinguistic topic – status of Croatian language
in public communication in BiH from 1945 to 1967. Experience has
shown that historicity of Croatian language in Bosnia and Herzegovina
was more or less denied or at least obfuscated, therefore the Croatian
language was denied in language politics of that country. Despite that
historicity of Croatian in BiH was preserved by different non-linguistic
(pointing out many historical, ethnic, cultural and other particularities)
and of course linguistic means. Since the paper deals with position of
Croatian language in public communication in Bosnia and Herzegovina
and since the standard language is realized through its functional styles,
attention is directed to one of the most represented styles in the area of
communication – administrative functional style. Texts from the official
organs Official Journal NR BiH or Official Journal SR BiH and Official
Gazette of Mostar Municipality were analyzed for the needs of research
on position of Croatian language in the mentioned period and on that
style plan. Collected materials were analyzed at the lexical, phonological,
morphological and syntactical level.
Keywords
Croatian standard language; Bosnia and Herzegovina; language politics; public communication; legal and real position; sociolinguistics; administrative style
Hrčak ID:
228296
URI
Publication date:
11.12.2012.
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