Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia
Langston, Keith; Peti-Stantic, Anita
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Description for Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia
Paperback. Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFF; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence.
Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly politicized. This book examines the changing status and norms of the Croatian language and its relationship to Croatian national identity, focusing on the period after Croatian independence.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349482696
SKU
V9781349482696
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99-15
About Langston, Keith; Peti-Stantic, Anita
Keith Langston is Associate Professor of Slavic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Georgia, USA. He is the author of ?akavian Prosody: The Accentual Patterns of the ?akavian Dialects of Croatian and other studies on Slavic phonology and morphology, in addition to research on the sociolinguistic situation in the former Yugoslavia. Anita Peti-Stanti? is Professor of South Slavic ... Read more
Reviews for Language Planning and National Identity in Croatia
“The book would prove useful for linguistic scholars, particularly those focused on Slavic languages, as it provides a plethora of examples detailing the minutia of linguistic variation, both between Croatian and other former Yugoslav languages (particularly Serbian), as well as between different nationally-recognized, or sanctioned, versions of Croatian throughout varied time periods, or as produced by different scholars. … It ... Read more