Codification of the Croatian accentual norm

Abstract

The aim of this paper was the evaluation of the accentual realisations offered by the code, by transposing accented words from modern manuals (esp. dictionaries) into the speech performance. Comparing it with the usage, we understood which rules have dominated in the lexicographical accentuation. Using sample sentences, accentuated according to modern normative manuals, which contain mutual typological differences, we showed how our modern manuals “talk” and evaluated their stylistical neutrality/markedness and prestige.

Keywords

• accentual norm
• codification
• usage
• diglossia