Croatian language

The Croatian language is a language of the western group of South Slavic languages which is used primarily by the Croats. It is one of the standard versions of the Central-South Slavic diasystem.

Current events

Croatian language is today the official language of the Republic of Croatia and, along with Bosnian and Serbian, one of three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Related Topics:
Croatia - Bosnian - Serbian - Bosnia and Herzegovina

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There isn't a single official definition of Croatian, but there exists an Institute for Croatian language and linguistics with a prescription department.

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The current rules of the language are generally laid out in the grammar books and dictionaries used in education facilities, such as the school curriculum prescribed by the Ministry of Education and the university programmes of the Faculty of Philosophy at the four main universities. The most prominent recent editions describing the rules of Croatian are:

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• Hrvatski pravopis by Babi?, Finka, Mogu?
• Rje?nik hrvatskoga jezika by ?onje et al.
• Hrvatska gramatika by Bari? et al

The Rje?nik hrvatskoga jezika by Ani? is often referenced, though not particularly purist.

Related Topics:
Ani? - Purist

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Also notable are the recommendations of Matica hrvatska, the national publisher and promoter of Croatian heritage, the Lexicographical institute "Miroslav Krle?a", as well as the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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