Serbo-Croatian
Let an agent describe the language and its standard forms neutrally, present the naming and one-or-several-languages debate with positions attributed, relay dialects, scripts and speaker figures from linguistic sources, and use the name each community uses for its own standard.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the language and its standard forms neutrally, present the naming and one-or-several-languages debate with positions attributed, relay dialects, scripts and speaker figures from linguistic sources, and use the name each community uses for its own standard.
A South Slavic language with several standard forms, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin, all based on the Shtokavian dialect and mutually intelligible, spoken by about 20 million people in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the diaspora; the name Serbo-Croatian was used for the unified standard in Yugoslavia, and whether it is one language with several standards or several languages is disputed, with each state naming its own standard.
What it is for: Communication in the western Balkans and the diaspora.
It can be describe the language and its standards; present the naming debate with attribution; relay dialects, scripts and figures; use community names for each standard.
Distinguishing features
Pluricentric with four standards
Shtokavian dialect base
Two scripts
Disputed status as one or several languages
What it looks like
Not a visible object; written in Latin and Cyrillic scripts.
Physical character
speakers: about 20 million people - estimates vary
standard forms: 4 count - Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin
How it is recognised
Shtokavian-based standards
Latin and Cyrillic scripts
Slovene and Macedonian are separate South Slavic languages
Related models
is a kind of - the subgroup
includes - a standard form
includes - a standard form
is related to - a neighbouring language
In practice
Families and kinds
Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Montenegrin standards
Shtokavian, Kajkavian, Chakavian and Torlakian dialects
Old Shtokavian and historical forms
regional dialects such as Slavonian and Krashovani speech
the Central South Slavic diasystem as a linguistic term
Identifiers
ISO 639-3 hbs macrolanguage with srp, hrv, bos, cnr
ISO 639-1 sh deprecated code
Standards and regulation
Constitutional language provisions of each state
Orthographic standards of national academies and institutes
Dayton Agreement language provisions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Failure modes and hazards
Imposing one name on all communities
Presenting the one-or-several debate as settled
Confusing dialects with standards
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.
Identify What the language is.
Attribution.
Definition
Language and standards.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Serbo-Croatian, and what are its standard forms, as linguists and each community describe? definition
- Are the names used those each community uses for its own standard? boundary
Debate
One or several languages.
Debate
Debate.
- What positions exist on whether it is one language or several, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Structure Dialects and scripts.
Linguistics.
Dialects
Dialects.
Dialects
Dialects.
- What dialects exist, and how do they relate to the standards? definition
- Which entry fits the specific dialect? action
Scripts
Scripts and orthography.
Scripts
Scripts.
- How are Latin and Cyrillic used, and how do orthographies differ? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
History History.
Attribution.
Development
Development.
Development
Development.
- How did the standards develop from the Vienna Agreement of 1850 through Yugoslavia to today, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific standard? action
Politics
Language and politics.
Politics
Politics.
- How have politics shaped naming and standardisation, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Use Speakers and resources.
Sources.
Speakers
Speakers.
Speakers
Speakers.
- How many people speak each standard, and where, with sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Resources
Learning and reference.
Resources
Resources.
- Which dictionaries, grammars and learning resources exist? provenance
- Which entry fits language learning? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each standard be a separate primary entry?
- How should academy standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming dialects and a standard; should they be split off?