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Наблюдения върху езика на Житието на св. Екатерина в хърватската книжнина от XV в.
Notes on the Language of the Vita of St Catherine Written in Vernacular Croatian

Author(s): Simeon Stefanov
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Институт за литература - БАН

Summary/Abstract: The paper offers observations on the language of a hagiographic text written in vernacular Croatian. It survives in a manuscript of the 15th century but in all likelihood was written earlier. The work is a translation from Latin written down with Latin script. The language displays features of the Croatian dialects in northern Dalmatia. It presents a relatively early attempt to render ecclesiastical literature in vernacular. The paper discusses vernacular features and suggests that some language peculiarities may have been due to a possible influence of Croatian Glagolitic literature.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 47
  • Page Range: 174-185
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Bulgarian