Bosnian Language and Bosnian Studies in Hungary Cover Image

Bosanski jezik i bosnistika u Mađarskoj
Bosnian Language and Bosnian Studies in Hungary

Author(s): Előd Dudás
Subject(s): Language studies, Finno-Ugrian studies, South Slavic Languages, 19th Century
Published by: Institut za jezik
Keywords: Bosnian language; Bosnian studies; Hungarian language; scientific discourse; public;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the presence of the Bosnian language and Bosnian studies in Hungary. It discusses in detail the meaning, history and beginnings of the ethnonym Bosnian, which dates back to the 19th century. After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the first independent South Slavic state was established, which brought not only political and economic changes, but also language and language policy changes. Post-World War II Yugoslavia was characterized by linguistic unification, which took place in the Serbo-Croatian language. The Hungarian scientific and non-scientific public faithfully followed the Yugoslav terminology, so there was no mention of the Bosnian language at all. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, a new language situation arose, which was interpreted by István Nyomárkay for the Hungarian academic public. However, information about the Bosnian language in Hungarian sources is still almost unavailable, from which it follows that there are no Bosnian studies in Hungary.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 25-35
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bosnian