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Croatian Latin Script Throughout the Centuries
Croatian Latin Script Throughout the Centuries

Author(s): Loretana Farkaš
Subject(s): Comparative Linguistics, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Croatian Studies Centre
Keywords: Latin alphabet; Croatian language;

Summary/Abstract: It is little known among the general public that the Croatian Latin alphabet has not always possessed all the letters that we use today. This paper presents a general overview of all significant attempts to reform the Croatian Latin script in works written in the Croatian language and the Latin script. The influence of other Latin writings on the formation of the Croatian Latin script and the path of development from the first Croatian Latin writings to the present day are considered. The most important accounts of the development of Croatian Latin writing and the scholarly debate that they have generated are discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 16-17
  • Page Range: 1-14
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English