Senahid Halilović (22 March 1958 – 24 April 2023) was a Bosnian linguist and academician who was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Halilović studied at the University of Belgrade where he acquired his PhD in Dialectology, exploring the East-Bosnian dialect. He published over one hundred professional and scientific papers in the field of dialectology.[1]
Orthography of the Bosnian language edit
Born in Kladanj on 22 March 1958, Halilović is best known for his contribution to the standardisation of the Bosnian language. His best known works are Orthography of the Bosnian language (Pravopis bosanskog jezika), The Bosnian language (Bosanski jezik) and Grammar of the Bosnian language (Gramatika bosanskoga jezika). Characteristics of this spelling is equidistance towards the Croatian and Serbian spelling and morphological prescriptions, and expressions that are held for the typical Bosnian norm (formalisation of the phoneme "h" in certain words in the Bosnian language as seen in the words mehko, lahko, kahva, mahrama). In the 2018 edition of the Orthography of the Bosnian language, Halilović accepted expressions without the phoneme "h" due to their prevalence in language practice,[2] for which he was criticised by Bosniak prescriptivists and defended by other linguists.[3]
Slavic Committee edit
Halilović was a founding member and president of the Slavic Committee (Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Slavists) in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] In September 2008, the Slavic Committee was officially inducted into the International Committee of Slavists, a scholarly organisation uniting various national committees of Slavists. Halilović was signatory of the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[4][5]
Death edit
Halilović died on 24 April 2023, at the age of 65.[6]
Bibliography edit
- Bosanski jezik, Baština, Sarajevo 1991.
- Pravopis bosanskoga jezika, Preporod, Sarajevo 1996.
- Bosanskohercegovački dijalektološki zbornik : Govorni tipovi u međuriječju Neretve i Rijeke dubrovačke - knjiga VII, Institut za jezik, Sarajevo 1996.
- Gnijezdo lijepih riječi: Pravilno - nepravilno u bosanskom jeziku, Baština, Libris, Sarajevo 1996.
- Gramatika bosanskoga jezika, Dom štampe, Zenica 2000.[7]
- Govor grada Sarajeva i razgovorni bosanski jezik, Slavistički komitet, Sarajevo 2009. COBISS 17575430
- Pravopis bosanskoga jezika, Slavistički komitet, Sarajevo, 2018.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Senahid Halilović, predsjednik Slavističkog komiteta - Slavistički komitet u BiH". www.slavistickikomitet.ba. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ 2018 Interview with Senahid Halilović on YouTube (6-13 minute) (in Serbo-Croatian)
- ^ Kordić, Snježana (16 May 2018). "Ismail Palić ili Senahid Halilović: Tko to ne zna sociolingvistiku?" [Ismail Palić or Senahid Halilović: Who doesn't know sociolinguistics?] (in Serbo-Croatian). Sarajevo: prvasmjena.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Halilović, Senahid (26 April 2018). "Halilović za N1: Dužni smo osluškivati javnu riječ" [Halilović for N1: We Have to Listen to the Public Word]. TV show N1 na jedan (host Nikola Vučić) (in Serbo-Croatian). Sarajevo: N1 (TV channel). Retrieved 26 June 2019. min 19:34
- ^ Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language, official website, retrieved on 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Preminuo akademik Senahid Halilović, autor Pravopisa bosanskoga jezika". www.oslobodjenje.ba (in Bosnian). Oslobođenje. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Gramatika bosanskoga jezika Archived 19 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine