Review article
https://doi.org/10.21857/y6zolb3z1m
The dialectological work of Dalibor Brozović
Josip Lisac
; Sveučilište u Zadru Odjel za kroatistiku i slavistiku
Abstract
The extremely versatile work of Dalibor Brozović is considerably marked by
research in dialectology and linguistic geography. He was primarily interested in
the Middle South Slavic dialects diasystem as a whole; consequently, his engagement
in the application of structural and genetic criteria in the classification of
dialects yielded particularly prolific results. As far as his merits in dialectology
are concerned, these are mostly related to the study of Štokavian, and here what
is especially important is the fact that he recognized and demonstrated that East
Bosnian (ijekavian-šćakavian) is a separate Štokavian dialect. Regarding national
philology, outstandingly relevant are his contributions in which the premigrational
state of dialects is reliably reconstructed, for example where was Croatian
spoken in the Middle Ages and which were its dialectal physiognomies. In this
respect, his insight into the importance of the Old Western Štokavian dialect is
particularly significant. The work of Brozović in the domain of linguistic geography
is substantial, especially in the drawing up of linguistic atlases, since he was
engaged in numerous scientific projects, such as the Slavic Linguistic Atlas, the
Carpathian Dialectological Atlas, the European Linguistic Atlas, etc. In all these
endeavours, the merits of Dalibor Brozović are immense, from his ideas, organization
and fieldwork to his most demanding tasks and editorial duties.
Keywords
Brozović; dialectology; linguistic geography
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186153
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Publication date:
1.9.2017.
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