Declaration on the Status and Name of the Croatian Standard Language
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The Declaration on the Status and Name of the Croatian Literary Language was a document brought by Croat scholars. The declaration was published on March 13, 1967 in the Telegram, Yugoslav newspapers for social and cultural issues, nr. 359, 17 March 1967. It contributed significantly towards the conserving of the independence of the Croatian language
inside the SFR Yugoslavia, because its demands were later granted by the Yugoslav authorities in 1974.
This document addressed the Sabor of SR Croatia and the Assembly of SFR Yugoslavia
, stating:
The declaration prompted Pavle Ivić
to respond with his 1971 monograph Srpski narod i njegov jezik ("The Serbian People and Their Language"). The signers of the declaration demanded the equality of the four Yugoslav languages and the use of the Croatian literary language in schools and media. State authorities were accused of imposing of Serbian as official language. A unitarianist trend was strongest in the language area, but resistance to that policy was evident.
The demands were rejected, and the Croatian Spring
(MASPOK) movement was stopped. However, the Declaration were taken into consideration in the new Yugoslav constitution
of 1974. Nearly all requests were granted in the formulation, and remained in effect until the breakup of Yugoslavia.
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
inside the SFR Yugoslavia, because its demands were later granted by the Yugoslav authorities in 1974.
This document addressed the Sabor of SR Croatia and the Assembly of SFR Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, stating:
The declaration prompted Pavle Ivić
Pavle Ivic
-Biography:Professor Pavle Ivić was a leading South Slavic and general dialectologist and phonologist. Both his field work and his synthesizing studies were extensive and authoritative...
to respond with his 1971 monograph Srpski narod i njegov jezik ("The Serbian People and Their Language"). The signers of the declaration demanded the equality of the four Yugoslav languages and the use of the Croatian literary language in schools and media. State authorities were accused of imposing of Serbian as official language. A unitarianist trend was strongest in the language area, but resistance to that policy was evident.
The demands were rejected, and the Croatian Spring
Croatian Spring
The Croatian Spring was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia as well as democratic and economic reforms.-History:...
(MASPOK) movement was stopped. However, the Declaration were taken into consideration in the new Yugoslav constitution
Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the supreme law of S.F.R. Yugoslavia and its predecessor, the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia .-Federal constitutions:...
of 1974. Nearly all requests were granted in the formulation, and remained in effect until the breakup of Yugoslavia.
See also
- Croatian SpringCroatian SpringThe Croatian Spring was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia as well as democratic and economic reforms.-History:...
- SR Croatia
- Croatian languageCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
- Croato-Serbian language
- Days of the Croatian LanguageDays of the Croatian LanguageDays of the Croatian Language is an annual week-long cultural event first established by Matica hrvatska which celebrates the Croatian language. It is held from March 11 to March 17.It was first held upon Croatian independence in 1991...
- Differences between standard Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian
External links
- Original text, Deklaracija o nazivu i položaju hrvatskog književnog jezika published in Telegram, "Yugoslav newspapers for social and cultural questions, nr. 359, 17 March 1967