NAZIVI JEZIKA U SLUŽBENIM DOKUMENTIMA ZA VRIJEME AUSTROUGARSKE VLASTI U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
NAMES OF LANGUAGES IN OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS IN TIMES OF AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN OCCUPATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Summary/Abstract: After the Austro-Hungarian occupation, B&H administration needed to solve various questions such as organizing the educational system from which it was inevitably derived the questions of language, spelling, textbook and grammar. The end of the 19th century is the time when national movements were taking place, what was directly linked to the awakening of national consciousness, and the issue of language was related to national culture. This was the time of adoption of the standard language in BH area when national affiliation and political commitment had an impact on the formation and appointment of the standard language in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper intends to provide insight into language policy through data on standardization of Bosnian language and the abolition of the Bosnian language in the 19th century. Research on language policy issues and language nominations (emphasizing the name of the language and highlighting its name) was performed through a review of official documents and available archive material, so all of the quotes were taken in the form as indicated in the given source. The scope of the study is limited to the found literature in the anotized bibliography. The paper seeks to establish precise language nomination through documents related to the naming, standardization and use of language names during Austro-Hungarian occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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