Knjixica Shtijenja, I Molitavah Za Vojnike Iz 1835. U Kontekstu Povijesnog Razvoja Hrvatskoga Jezika

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Abstract:The paper analyses the language of a book of prayers dating from 1835 which was composed by an unknown author and intended for soldiers when attending the Holy Mass. It was written in the Shtokavian-Ikavian dialect. Beside spelling and orthographic analyses, additional emphasis is put on lexical analysis. Since the German original is unknown, the lexical analysis focuses on ecclesiastical terms and word formation. The first researches of the terms (Pridobrostivi, Vira, Posvetilište, Puti Uskersnutje, Iskernji) point to continuity and an advanced standardisation of ecclesiastical terms since the 18th century which was previously confirmed in catechisms. It is possible to prove that the booklet was translated within the Franciscan community as well as that the author was a priest who knew the soldiers living in the Slavonian area, i.e. the Military Frontier. At that time the soldiers were protecting the border to the Ottoman Empire. The booklet came into existence when Josephinism was at its peak and the state politics of the former Habsburg Monarchy managed to covertly control the work of the Church.The research was conducted on the original which was found among Dragutin Tadijanović's literary legacy in Slavonski Brod.Keywords: book of prayers, the Croatian language of the 19th century, lexis, ecclesiastical terms, military terms, history of the Croatian language Društveno-političke prilike u prvoj polovici 19. stoljeća Mali molitvenik Knjixica shtijenja, i molitavah za vojnike iz 1835.1 nastao je u vrijeme kada su hrvatske zemlje bile u sastavu Habsburške monarhije, a u literaturi se još osjećao jozefinističko-prosvjetiteljski duh iako je car Josip II umro 1790. godine. Dokumentom Placetum regium omogućilo se Caru da nadzire crkvene zakone, državi da ograniči slobodu Crkvi i da svojim utjecajem uđe u hijerarhijsku vlast Crkve tako da je car mogao imenovati čak i biskupe. Time se Crkva podredila izravno državnoj vlasti. (LAKUŠ 2007: 68)