Korijenski i morfonološki pravopis nisu i ne mogu biti istoznačnice
'Root-based' (etymological) and 'morfphonological' orthographies are not, nor can they be, synonymous

Summary/Abstract: During its history, Standard Croatian predominantly used two orthographic principles: ‘root-based’ (etymological) and phonetic. As linguistic science developed, notably phonology and morphonology, these two principles were simply renamed as morphonological and phonological. The author argues that the terms phonetic and phonological can be equalized, whereas ‘root-based’ and morphonological cannot, for the reason that ‘root-based’ is conceptually linked to ‘root’ - a linguistically rather vague term - with little regard whether one is dealing with a morpheme or not Croatian ‘root-based’ orthography is diachronically determined which makes the term 'historical orthography' preferable. ‘Morphonological orthography’ is strictly synchronically determined, adhering to the base morpheme in morphology and word formation.

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