Jezikoslovac Stjepan Babić u hrvatskim jezičnopolitičkim previranjima u doba SFRJ

master's thesis

• Title (english): Linguist Stjepan Babić in language politics turmoil during the period of SFR Yugoslavia
• Author: Lovre Jelaska
• Mentor: Mario Grčević (mentor)
• Committee member: Karolina Vrban Zrinski (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lidija Bogović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Mario Grčević (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Croatology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-03-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: INTERDISCIPLINARY AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE; Croatian Studies

Abstract

Iako je često spominjano da je Stjepan Babić bio borac za hrvatski jezik, manje je istraženo
kako je to on točno vodio tu borbu. Stoga je cilj ovoga rada opisati njegov lik i način njegova
djelovanja u SFRJ. To se čini na temelju nekih poznatih i manje poznatih izvora. Nakon
uvoda u drugomu se poglavlju, uglavnom na temelju autobiografije, izdvajaju i tumače
podatci o njegovu djetinjstvu i ranoj mladosti koji su ga bitno odredili. U trećemu se poglavlju
na temelju izabranih objavljenih podataka upotpunjenih dijelovima Babićeva dnevnika
predočava način stručnoga djelovanja. U zaključku se sažeto iznose najvažnije spoznaje o
njegovu načinu djelovanja na temelju ovoga rada. Babiću je poznavanje komunističkoga
sustava omogućilo da uspije u svojoj struci te da djeluje na hrvatski jezik i očuva ga, iako se
nije učlanio u Komunističku partiju. Znao je kako se prikazati bezopasni(ji)m za sustav koji
je svugdje tražio neprijatelje da ih ukloni. U vremenima najvećih pritisaka katkada je tek
izvanjski, obaveznim nazivom jezika koji je bio propisan, političkom moći skrivao svoje
prave namjere koje se mogu otkriti pažljivim čitanjem i razmišljanjem o onomu što je
napisao. Uglavnom se nije borio za hrvatski jezik izravnim otkrivanjem svojih stavova u
javnosti, nego najčešće neizravno, stručnim, znanstvenim i znanstveno-popularnim radom, u
čemu mu je sama plodnost bila jedno od borbenih sredstava.

Abstract (english)

Although Stjepan Babić is often mentioned as a fighter for the Croatian language, there has
been little research done on how exactly he fought those battles. The aim of this paper is
therefore to describe his character and the way he worked during the second Yugoslavia. This
is based on both known and lesser-known sources. After the introduction, the second chapter
is mainly based on his autobiography and singles out and interprets information about his
childhood and early youth which significantly impacted him. The third chapter presents,
based on selected published data supplemented with parts of Babić's diary, the way his
professional activity was conducted. The conclusion summarizes the most important findings
about his way of working for the cause of the Croatian language based on this paper. Babić's
knowledge of the communist system enabled him to succeed in his profession and to work
towards preservation of the Croatian language, despite not joining the Communist Party. He
knew how to appear harmless in a system that was scouting everywhere for enemies that
needed to be removed. In times of greatest pressure, he (sometimes just seemingly) hid his
true intentions by using the obligatory politically prescribed name of the language. This can
be revealed by carefully reading and thinking about what he wrote. He did not fight for the
Croatian language by directly revealing his views to the public, but usually indirectly through
professional, scientific, and popular science work, in which his productivity was one of his
weapons in the struggles for the Croatian language.

• Keywords: hrvatski jezik; Stjepan Babić; način borbe za hrvatski jezik; komunizam
• Keywords (english): Croatian language; Stjepan Babić; the struggle for Croatian language; communism
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:463877
• Study programme: Title: Department of Croatology; specializations in: scientific, teaching; Course: scientific; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije kroatologije (magistar/magistra edukacije kroatologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-06-10 10:57:07