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

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

The ''politics'' of language standardisation is the issue at heart when it comes to the telling of the story of Southern Slavic languages.  In the 19th century, Slavic 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>  This event had a huge influence on the region and its impact has to be fully examined. One question which can be asked.  

The ''politics'' of language standardisation is the issue at heart when it comes to the telling of the story of Southern Slavic languages.  In the 19th century, Slavic language standardisation entered into the mix.<ref>Other languages commonly used in the region included, Romance Dalmatian, Old Venetian, Hungarian (Magyars) and written Latin.</ref>  This event had a huge influence on the region and its impact has to be fully examined. One question which can be asked.  

''Did the 19th century scholars and linguists do their research scientifically or were they seriously influenced by the politics of the 19th Century Pan Slavic movement?''  

''Did the 19th century scholars and linguists do their research scientifically or were they seriously influenced by the politics of the 19th Century Pan Slavic movement?''