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When the Serbian forces were annihilated in the ''Battle of Kosovo'' by the [[Directory:Turkey|Ottoman Empire]] in '''1389''' very large groups of peoples started to migrate westward. The Ottomans caused huge instability in the area and actually managed to twice besiege Vienna. The Western Balkans from that period forward began to acquire new groups of people in its region (i.e., Croatians, Serbs, Albanians, Greeks, Turks & others), thus creating new ethnic mixes.  I believe that due to these events the old Slavic tribal borders changed forever during the 15th and 16th centuries.  

When the Serbian forces were annihilated in the ''Battle of Kosovo'' by the [[Directory:Turkey|Ottoman Empire]] in '''1389''' very large groups of peoples started to migrate westward. The Ottomans caused huge instability in the area and actually managed to twice besiege Vienna. The Western Balkans from that period forward began to acquire new groups of people in its region (i.e., Croatians, Serbs, Albanians, Greeks, Turks & others), thus creating new ethnic mixes.  I believe that due to these events the old Slavic tribal borders changed forever during the 15th and 16th centuries.  

=====Politics of Language Standardisation, Nationalistic and Communist Ideologies =====

=====Politics of Language Standardisation, Nationalistic and Communist Ideologies =====

In the 19th century language standardisation entered into the mix.<ref>Languages commonly used in the region included [[Latin]], Romance Dalmatian, Old Venetian, [[Hungary|Hungarians (Magyars)]] & Turkish.</ref> The ''politics'' of language standardisation is the issue at heart here. The question should be asked. Did the 19th century scholars do their research scientifically or were they seriously influenced by the politics of the future 19 century super Southern Slavic State.  

In the 19th century language standardisation entered into the mix.<ref>Other languages commonly used in the region included, Romance Dalmatian, Old Venetian, [[Hungary|Hungarians (Magyars)]] and written [[Latin]].</ref> The ''politics'' of language standardisation is the issue at heart here. The question should be asked. Did the 19th century scholars do their research scientifically or were they seriously influenced by the politics of the future 19 century super Southern Slavic State.  

There appears to be a common misconception that if you are taught and you learn to speak the standardised Serbo-Croatian language that you have historical connections to an ethnic group. This is not necessarily factual as many other ethnic groups, with various ethnic backgrounds, were caught up in this system of standardisation through being forced to speak a ''common language'' (Serbo-Croatian). This does not necessarily directly related to the actual ancestry and ethnic history of the speaker.  

There appears to be a common misconception that if you are taught and you learn to speak the standardised Serbo-Croatian language that you have historical connections to an ethnic group. This is not necessarily factual as many other ethnic groups, with various ethnic backgrounds, were caught up in this system of standardisation through being forced to speak a ''common language'' (Serbo-Croatian). This does not necessarily directly related to the actual ancestry and ethnic history of the speaker.