Original scientific paper
POSITION OF THE CROATIAN LANGUAGE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Šimun Musa
; HAZU BiH
Abstract
If the Croatian language is observed in its long-term flow, it can be seen that due
to historical, sociological, geographical, demographical, economic, political and other reasons
it has a special growth and stratified structure. Starting from the oldest written monuments
(Baška and Humac tablet from the 11th and 12th century), when it was realized as the
language of literacy and literary beginnings, through numerous development eras marked
by changes of phonological, morphological, syntactical and lexical nature, to the latest period,
which is the central part of this paper, Croatian language achieved its standardization
confirming itself as an autonomous and polyvalent language of public communication.
In that long-term period it was followed by different temptations, threats, prohibitions and
compulsions, but despite all those difficulties Croatian language has survived in its vitality.
Today Croatian language in Bosnia and Herzegovina is systematically and legally equal to
other two official languages. However, despite incompatibility of its constitutional solutions
and real language usage, analysis in this paper shows how it will endure the current difficulties
and traps and be unique language of Croatian people in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
That is the reason why deliberate language policy and planning of the Croatian language
status should be lead.
Keywords
Croatian language; language standard; language unitarization; Bosnia and Herzegovina; dialect.
Hrčak ID:
234800
URI
Publication date:
4.6.2018.
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