NASTANAK BOSANSKOG KNJIŽEVNOG JEZIKA I NJEGOV RAZVOJ DO XV VIJEKA
THE EMERGENCE OF THE BOSNIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE AND ITS DEVELOPMENT UP TO THE 15TH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: This paper traces the emergence and development of the Bosnian literary language from the appearance of the first script created for the needs of Slavic languages, including Bosnian, up to the 15th century. The study primarily follows the historical development of the Bosnian literary language, as well as the relationship between language and culture in the Middle Ages. It also examines the evolution of language and script over five centuries of the medieval Bosnian state. Appropriate attention is given to written monuments from the mentioned period that are important for tracking the development of the Bosnian language. The paper highlights the most significant facts about the charters of medieval Bosnian rulers, particularly the Charter of Ban Kulin. It also includes an overview of stećci, which are important medieval Bosnian cultural monuments. The emergence and development of bosančica as an autochthonous Bosnian script is an inseparable part of the history of the Bosnian language. Considerable attention is devoted to the internal development of the Bosnian language, namely its phonetic, morphological, and syntactic aspects, as well as the diversity and enrichment of its lexicon during the period of the Kingdom of Bosnia.

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