Small and big problems of “correct” Slovenian Cover Image

Male in velike težave „pravilne“ slovenščine
Small and big problems of “correct” Slovenian

Author(s): Andrej Roza Rozman
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Институт за македонска литература
Keywords: Slovenian langua izvirni znanstveni članek ge; nation; literary Slovenian; common language; colloquial language; orthography; dual object pronoun; feature film

Summary/Abstract: As the Slovenian language is one of the rare common identity shared by all Slovenian nationals, Slovenians are unduly sensitive to the influence of foreign tongues on their own language. This is the reason behind the great divide between the actual Slovenian language and its idealized image. By advocating the use of “correct” Slovenian in films – where it does not belong due to the nature of the medium – the Slovenian linguistic establishment damaged the Slovenians’ relationship to their own cinema.

  • Issue Year: 13/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 291-297
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Slovenian