Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31724/rihjj.47.2.8
Croatian Home Guard Officers Elite – Co-Creators of Military Terminology
Dalibor Vrgoč
orcid.org/0000-0002-6259-0187
; Hrvatsko vojno učilište „Dr. Franjo Tuđman”, Zagreb
Abstract
The paper examines the current scholarly insights about the beginnings of the official development of Croatian military terminology from the second half of the 19th century, primarily about the uniqueness of the role of Bogoslav Šulek as its founder. The research of primary sources proves that Šulek – although a pivotal figure in military terminography efforts – was not the only creator of the Croatian military lexis. By studying the archives in Zagreb and Vienna, a number of authors came to light, who translated military manuals into Croatian amid the dynamic establishment of the Croatian Home Guard. Moreover, in addition to numerous military literature titles, they also published two pioneering military-language manuals. The authors belonged to the Home Guard officer's teaching staff, so Šulek stood as the only non-military person among them. The new configuration of those responsible for the establishment of Croatian military terminology reveals how some important titles have so far been wrongly attributed to Šulek, but also points to new insights into the scope of Šulek’s opus and the availability of his titles. The comparison of officers’ translations with those of Bogoslav Šulek completes the mosaic of the linguistic conception of the construction of Croatian military terminology.
Keywords
Croatian military terminology; Bogoslav Šulek; Ivan Vuković; Stjepan pl. Šašić Kirinski; Royal Croatian Home Guard; Službovnik za ugarsko-hrvatsko domobranstvo
Hrčak ID:
272587
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Publication date:
30.12.2021.
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