Some Phonetic Features of Ljubušak's Istočno blago (Eastern Treasure) Cover Image

Neke fonetske osobine Ljubušakovog „Istočnog blaga“
Some Phonetic Features of Ljubušak's Istočno blago (Eastern Treasure)

Author(s): Ibrahim Čedić
Subject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Bosnian Literature
Published by: Institut za jezik
Keywords: Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak; phonology; Eastern Treasure; folklore koine; Muslim population;

Summary/Abstract: A few relevant phonetic features from Istočno blago (Eastern Treasure) by Mehmedbeg Kapetanović Ljubušak are analyzed in the paper which is a contribution towards the explanation of this author’s relation towards Vuk’s norm. It has been affirmed that Ljubušak’s phonetics, apart from the features from his mother tongue speech, shows the influence of Vuk’s norm, folklore koine and the written linguistic practice, The basic feature is that he has tried to bring the language in accord with Vuk but with the obligatory retaining of the series of features, characteristic for the speeches of the Muslim population and their written expression.

  • Issue Year: 16/1987
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 139-143
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Croatian