The Discrepancy between Norms and Usage
The Discrepancy between Norms and Usage

Summary/Abstract: The paper draws attention to the discrepancy between norms described in linguistic books and their usage. Part of the reason for this discrepancy is the increasingly stronger influence of media on the speech of young people (and other speakers of the Croatian language), but other influences are discussed too. Among them, the problem of the non-distinction of functional styles in the concrete speech situation is isolated. The analysis is based on the materials gathered in the last ten years, and examples are presented at all levels of language.

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