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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Purpose and description
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.
A South Slavic language of the Serbo-Croatian group, the official language of Serbia and co-official in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Montenegro, 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 the status of Serbian in Montenegro and Croatia is a political and linguistic question presented with attribution.
What it is for: Not applicable; a language.
It can be explain the language; relay history and status; describe varieties and scripts; distinguish related standards.
Distinguishing features
Serbo-Croatian group
Two scripts
Ekavian standard
Contested boundaries
What it looks like
Not a visible object; text in Cyrillic or Latin script.
Physical character
speakers: about 8-9 million - estimates
scripts: Cyrillic and Latin list - digraphia
Vuk Karadzic reform: 19th century note
ISO 639: sr, srp note
How it is recognised
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
Related models
is a kind of - dialect base, in registry terms
belongs to - the pluricentric language
is written in - and Latin script
was standardised by - in the 19th century
In practice
Families and kinds
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
Identifiers
ISO 639-1 sr Serbian
ISO 639-3 srp Serbian
Glottolog serb1264 Serbian
Standards and regulation
Serbian law on official use of language and script
Minority language laws in Croatia and other countries
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Failure modes and hazards
Partisan framing of the Serbo-Croatian question
Conflating script choice with politics
Registry aliases mixing pronunciations, scripts, dialects and country contexts
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Serbian is.
Attribution.
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.
Sources.
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.
Attribution.
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.
Context.
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
What the second pass must settle
- 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?