Три хиландарска натписа као одраз језичке слике XVII века
THREE HILANDAR INSCRIPTIONS AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE LINGUISTIC SITUATION IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the orthographic and linguistic characteristics of three founders’ inscriptions at Hilandar from various periods in the 17th century (the refectory 1622, the chapel of St. Nikola 1660, and the chapel of the Birth of St. John the Baptist, 1682, 1683/84). Even though they are connected by the spiritual center and the cultural-historical milieu they represent, and also the Serbian Church Slavonic language in which they were written, they also exhibit certain specific qualities that enhance our understanding of one segment of the literacy in the post-Resava period. At the same time, they offer valuable insights about the flexibility of the norm of the literary language and its ability to adapt to the new sociolinguistic conditions arising in the epoch of Ottoman rule.

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