Published: 22025-12-13 — Updated on 2025-12-20

A language norm within a norm? The relationship between Burgenland Croatian and Standard Croatian

Janusz Józef Szablewski
Zeszyty Łużyckie
Section: Articles
DOI https://doi.org/10.32798/zl.1952

Abstract

The paper examines the relation of Burgenland Croatian, a standardized language spoken by the Croatian minority in Austria and neighboring countries, to the all-national Croatian standard language, as well as its symbolic significance in solving the issues that have troubled Croatian linguists in regards to the Neo-Shto­kavian norm. Burgenland Croatian has been defined either as one of Chakavian variations of the Croatian language or as a parallel Croatian standard, but in fact, Burgenland grammarians’ attempts to bring their language closer to the all-na­tional norm have made it into something of a language norm within a norm. On the other hand, its existence as a Chakavian-based standard may offer solutions for the issues of the Croatian language norm that the majority of Croatian lin­guists view as negative: its identification with other Serbo-Croatian languages and its disconnection from non-Shtokavian dialects.

Keywords:

Burgenland Croatian, Croatian language, Chakavian, standard language

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Szablewski, J. J. (2025). A language norm within a norm? The relationship between Burgenland Croatian and Standard Croatian. Zeszyty Łużyckie, 63(2). https://doi.org/10.32798/zl.1952

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