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Extralinguistic Factors in the Formation of the New Croatian Spelling

Author(s): Artur Bagdasarov
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, South Slavic Languages, Politics and Identity
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: Croatian spellings; language politics; extralinguistic factors; spelling conception; normative hierarchy; spelling dualities;

Summary/Abstract: The article briefly describes the sociolinguistic developments relating to the creation of the Croatian Spelling by the Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics. The author has considered particular extralinguistic circumstances and conceptions, as well as the attempts to resolve normative dualities – the so-called spelling disputes found in written language practice and in various Croatian spelling manuals.

  • Issue Year: 67/2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 143-152
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Croatian