Serbo-Croatian

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/serbo-croatian

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the linguistic classification?South Slavic, Eastern South Slavic subgroup. Based on the Shtokavian dialect
2. What is the standard varieties?Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin. Recognized as distinct national languages
3. Why is it called a "pluricentric" language?It is called pluricentric because it has multiple centers, each with its own standard variety, yet all are still very similar to each other.
4. Where is Serbo-Croatian spoken?It is spoken in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro.

Pluricentric Language: A language with multiple national or regional standard varieties, often with distinct codifications.
Mutual Intelligibility: The degree to which speakers of different language varieties can understand each other without prior study.
Lexicon: The vocabulary of a language or a branch of knowledge.
Orthography: The conventional spelling system of a language.