"Sport" and "šport" in Croatian Cover Image

Sport i šport u hrvatskome
"Sport" and "šport" in Croatian

Author(s): Nataša Bašić
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: "Sport" and "šport" in Croatian; Croatian language; Linguistics;

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses the spellings 'sport' and 'šport' in Croatian and provides evidence which shows that the former spelling was imposed on Croatian literary language through political pressure.

  • Issue Year: 47/1999
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 52-62
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Croatian