Vuk's reform

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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1. When was Vuk's reform born?November 6, 1787
2. Where was Vuk's reform born?Tršić, Ottoman Empire (now Serbia)
3. What is Vuk's reform known for?Extensive collection and publication of Serbian folk literature, strengthening national identity
4. What is the key linguistic principle?Phoneticism: 'Write as you speak, read as it is written.'
5. What is the major lexicographical work?Srpski rječnik (Serbian Dictionary), first published 1818, expanded 1852

Church Slavonic: An archaic South Slavic liturgical language that heavily influenced early Slavic literary traditions.
Orthography: The conventional spelling system of a language, including rules for punctuation and capitalization.
Grapheme: The smallest meaningful unit of a writing system, such as a letter or a combination of letters representing a sound.
Ethnography: The scientific description of the customs and traditions of individual peoples and cultures.