7,921
edits
Changes
mLine 1:
Line 1: − + Line 14:
Line 14: − +
→Language evolution on the island (just a theory): tidy
== Language evolution on the island (just a theory) ==
== Language evolution on the island (just a theory) ==
Language spoken on the island up to becoming part of the Republic of Venice (1420) was the Romance language - '''Dalmatian''' and '''Slavic''' - Chakavian (Old Croatian). Written language was [[Latin]]. Post 1420 Venetian became ''Lingua franca'' on the island.
Language spoken on the island up to becoming part of the Republic of Venice (1420) was the - '''Dalmatian''' (Romance language) and '''Slavic''' - Chakavian (Old Croatian). Written language was [[Latin]]. Post 1420 Venetian became ''Lingua franca'' on the island.
* The interaction of theses three must been interesting:
* The interaction of theses three must been interesting:
{{Cquote| However, the clashes between the Ottoman Empire and Venetian Republic produced extensive migrations from the mainland areas, especially from today's Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the eastern parts of the islands of Brac, Hvar, '''Korcula''', and Pag <ref>[http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articles/PMC2121596;jsessionid=D7FB2EB2AF6E1C5733100CA2C94C626F.jvm1 The Land of 1000 Islands] ''by'' Igor Rudan </ref>}}
{{Cquote| However, the clashes between the Ottoman Empire and Venetian Republic produced extensive migrations from the mainland areas, especially from today's Bosnia and Herzegovina, to the eastern parts of the islands of Brac, Hvar, '''Korcula''', and Pag <ref>[http://ukpmc.ac.uk/articles/PMC2121596;jsessionid=D7FB2EB2AF6E1C5733100CA2C94C626F.jvm1 The Land of 1000 Islands] ''by'' Igor Rudan </ref>}}
The new arrivals who were predominately Slavic (Shtokavian) speakers to the island, must have put the Slavic speaks (Slavic Old Croatian - Chakavian '''+''' Slavic - Shtokavian) on the island in a majority. Interesting today Croatians and Serbs share this dialect. Venetian was still ''Lingua franca'' on the island and must have become replaced Latin as a official written language.
The new arrivals who were predominately Slavic (Shtokavian) speakers to the island, must have put the Slavic speaks (Old Croatian Slavic - Chakavian '''+''' Slavic - Shtokavian) on the island in a majority. Interesting today Croatians and Serbs share this dialect. Venetian was still ''Lingua franca'' on the island and must have become replaced Latin as the official written language.
== Concerns ==
== Concerns ==