Lice purizma (Purism's Face)

Književna republika (ISSN 1334-1057) 2 (2004), 5-6; 217-226

10 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2019

Date Written: June 2, 2004

Abstract

Serbo-Croatian Abstract: U članku se kritički govori o purizmu i o neopravdanosti zahtjeva koji zastupa Stjepan Babić da se riječ "sport" zamijeni pomoću oblika "šport". Pokazuje se da kao što purizam i preskriptivnost nemaju uporište u lingvistici, tako ni tvrdnja pojedinih hrvatskih jezikoslovaca da svi hrvatski govornici moraju stalno učiti standardni jezik jer ga ne znaju nema lingvističko opravdanje.

English Abstract: The article critically discusses purism and the unjustifiability of Stjepan Babić's request to replace the word "sport" with the form "šport". It is shown that just as purism and prescriptiveness lack a foothold in linguistics, so does the assertion of some Croatian linguists that all Croatian speakers must constantly learn the standard language because they do not know it.

Note: Downloadable document is in Serbo-Croatian.

Keywords: Sociolinguistics, language policy, standard language, purism, prescriptivism, history of language, English, prestige, language planning, language change, Croatian, Serbo-Croatian, Stjepan Babić

Suggested Citation

Kordić, Snježana, Lice purizma (Purism's Face) (June 2, 2004). Književna republika (ISSN 1334-1057) 2 (2004), 5-6; 217-226, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3433038

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