Anglizmi i hrvatsko računalno nazivlje kroz prizmu jezičnoga konflikta i jezične ideologije
Anglicisms and the Croatian computer terminology through the prism of language conflict and language ideology

Summary/Abstract: Considering the fast development of computer technology, frequency and forms of an-glicisms in the field of computer terminology represent an inexhaustible object of linguistic discussions. The aim of this paper is to identify the possible existence and nature of language conflict between English and Croatian on the basis of the analysis of frequency of usage of anglicisms and native terms that represent parts of computer terminology. Furthermore, the analysis of usage of adapted anglicisms allows for conclusions regarding the legitimacy of linguistic purism as a form of language ideology. The research includes the application of a questionnaire among students of selected elementary schools in the Zadar County. On the basis of the results we conclude that the Croatian language is both “the language of identification” and “the language of communication” as a more pervasive usage of anglicisms occurs in cases in which such expressions are less demanding in usage in comparison to native expressions, and in cases in which anglicisms are considered to be successfully adapted to the system of the Croatian language. Therefore, we identify minimal existence of the investigated form of language conflict. On the other hand, considering the number of variants of adapted anglicisms which deviate from the Croatian orthographic norm, we may conclude that linguistic purism which insists on the orthographic norm is, as a form of language ideology, understandable when it is moderate.

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