Jezična previranja u austrijskoj Dalmaciji krajem 19. st.
Linguistic Turmoil in Austrian Dalmatia in the Late 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author analyzes the Serbian Party’s practical standpoint regarding the language in Austrian Dalmatia in the 1880’s. The author observes that in the context of the total language development in Croatian lands, the Serbian Party has followed the language standard created by Vuk Karadžić on the basis of the assumption that all speakers of the štokavian dialect were Serbs. Examining the Serbian Party’s practical standpoint about the language, the author notices the Party’s stinging criticism of the politics of “bringing Dalmatia closer to the people“, which was at that time led by the National Party, and also notes that the Serbian Party, in the context of the then orthographic debates, firmly supports the phonological style of writing. Such linguistic standpoints of the Serbian Party found the approval of the Dubrovnik “slovinci“ (South Slavs) and autonomists, while they were rejected by the members and supporters of the People’s Party and the Party of Rights.

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