Serbian
Let an agent explain the Serbian language, its standard, scripts and dialects, relay history, status and the Serbo-Croatian debate from linguistic sources with attribution, describe the varieties the registry aliases name, and distinguish Serbian from Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards and from Old Church Slavonic, presenting contested questions neutrally.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What Serbian is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the Serbian language, and how does it relate to Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin and Old Church Slavonic, with the debate attributed? definition
- Is the question about linguistics, scripts, a dialect, status in a country or a political debate? boundary
Varieties
Varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What are Ekavian and Ijekavian, the Cyrillic and Latin scripts, the Timok-Luznica dialect and Serbian in Montenegro and Croatia? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Language Structure and scripts.
Grammar
Grammar and sound.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What are the main features of Serbian phonology, grammar and vocabulary? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Scripts
Scripts.
Scripts
Scripts.
- How do the Cyrillic and Latin scripts coexist, and what does the law provide? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Status Status and debates.
Countries
Status by country.
Countries
Countries.
- What is the status of Serbian in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo and Croatia, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Debate
One language or several.
Debate
Debate.
- What do linguists and the 2017 Declaration on the Common Language say about Serbo-Croatian, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits Serbo-Croatian? action
Context History and culture.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Serbian develop from Old Church Slavonic through Vuk Karadzic s reform? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of the Serbian language? action
Culture
Literature and media.
Culture
Culture.
- What are the major works of Serbian literature and media? provenance
- Which entry fits Serbian literature? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Serbian language in Montenegro, Serbian language in Croatia, Ijekavian, Ekavian, Timok–Lužnica dialect, Serbian in Cyrilic script, Serbian in Latin script
What it is Filled
A South Slavic language of the Serbo-Croatian group, the official language of Serbia and co-official in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo, constitutionally a language in official use in Montenegro, where Montenegrin is the official language, and recognised as a minority language in Croatia and other countries, written in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts, with Ekavian and Ijekavian pronunciations of the standard and dialects such as the Timok-Luznica dialect of the Torlakian area; whether Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin are one language or several is debated by linguists and shaped by national identity, and political and linguistic debates concerning Serbian in Montenegro and Croatia should be presented with attribution while distinguishing them from its legal status.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the Serbian language, its standard, scripts and dialects, relay history, status and the Serbo-Croatian debate from linguistic sources with attribution, describe the varieties the registry aliases name, and distinguish Serbian from Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards and from Old Church Slavonic, presenting contested questions neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Serbo-Croatian group
- Two scripts
- Ekavian standard
- Contested boundaries
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Take sides in disputes over whether Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin are one language.
- Mock speakers or use the language for ethnic insults.
- Present machine translation as certified for legal or medical use.
- Convert a text from one script to the other where the author chose the script deliberately.
Only with a human decision
- Providing translations for legal, medical or asylum proceedings.
May
- Translate, read and write Serbian in either Cyrillic or Latin script, as the user prefers.
- Explain the language, its scripts and pronunciations, noting how it relates to neighbouring standards.
Moral aspects Filled
- Language and script carry national identity in a region shaped by war.
- Mistranslation in official settings can harm people's rights.
Who is affected
- Serbian speakers
- Speakers of neighbouring standards
- People relying on translations
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the language; it is held by its speakers, with standard bodies setting its norm.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3487593 - registry parent class
related
- Eastern Herzegovinian - dialect base, in registry terms
- Serbo-Croatian - the pluricentric language
- Serbian Cyrillic alphabet - and Latin script
- Vuk Karadzic - in the 19th century
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.serbian
- Wikidata: Q9299 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9299)
- ISO 639-1: sr Serbian
- ISO 639-3: srp Serbian
- Glottolog: serb1264 Serbian
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- speakers: about 8-9 million - estimates
- scripts: Cyrillic and Latin list - digraphia
- Vuk Karadzic reform: 19th century note
- ISO 639: sr, srp note
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- South Slavic language of Serbia and neighbours
- Ekavian and Ijekavian, Cyrillic and Latin scripts, Timok-Luznica dialect, Serbian in Montenegro and Croatia
- Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin are closely related standards; Old Church Slavonic is the liturgical ancestor
- Not a visible object; text in Cyrillic or Latin script.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the language
- relay history and status
- describe varieties and scripts
- distinguish related standards
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Partisan framing of the Serbo-Croatian question
- Conflating script choice with politics
- Registry aliases mixing pronunciations, scripts, dialects and country contexts
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Serbian law on official use of language and script
- Minority language laws in Croatia and other countries
- European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a language.
- standard Serbian in Ekavian and Ijekavian
- Serbian in Cyrillic and Latin script
- Shtokavian dialects
- Torlakian dialects such as Timok-Luznica
- Serbian as a minority language in Croatia, Hungary and Romania
- Serbian in Montenegro
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q9299: Serbian - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Serbian language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Ekavian, Ijekavian and the Timok-Luznica dialect be separate primary entries?
- How should linguistic sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming pronunciations, scripts, dialects and national contexts; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9299/spec.json