Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.22210/jezik.2023.70.01
On the Occasion of the Celebration of the Croatian Language Days
Slavica Vrsaljko
; Sveučilište u Zadru
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* Corresponding author.
Abstract
After the public’s dissatisfaction with the spelling solutions proposed in the Pravopis
hrvatskosrpskoga književnog jezika (Eng. Orthography of the Serbo-Croatian Literary
Language), the so-called Deklaracija o nazivu i položaju hrvatskoga književnog jezika (Eng.
Declaration on the Name and Status of the Croatian Literary Language) was published in
1967, which is now considered a watershed moment, not just in the linguistic context. The
document was created and signed in the period between 11th and 17th March 1967, in Matica
Hrvatska in Zagreb. Thirty years later, on 28th February 1997, the House of Representatives
of the National Parliament of the Republic of Croatia passed the decision declaring the
‘Croatian Language Days’ – a commemorative week honouring the 1967 Declaration, the
purpose of which is to promote, nurture and develop the culture and purity of the Croatian
language in public use. This event aims to emphasize the importance of preserving the
mother tongue with all its dialects, and to acquaint the public with the rich Croatian linguistic
heritage. It is a known fact that the Croatian language has gone through turbulent
developmental periods throughout history, but despite all difficulties, it has preserved its
individuality and originality, and today it is freely written and spoken.
Therefore, the paper provides an overview of the most relevant events that have marked
the Croatian Language Days in the last five years in Zadar’s educational facilities, higher
education institutions, institutions such as the Zadar branch of Matica Hrvatska, the Zadar
City Library and the Scientific Library. The events will be presented chronologically, with
lectures, discussions, round tables and forums, book presentations, workshops and quizzes
that took place in the period between 2017 and 2022.
Keywords
Orthography of the Serbo-Croatian literary language; Declaration on the Name and Status of the Croatian Literary Language; Croatian Language Days
Hrčak ID:
311192
URI
Publication date:
1.2.2023.
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