Abstract
This paper focuses on some of the more serious issues faced by the Macedonian language. One of them, is certainly the lack of a serious scholarly Macedonian grammar that shall be up-to-date with the development of the language which, like all other languages, is a complex adaptive system. Consequently, there is a lack of a historical grammar and modern language grammar. Another serious issue identified is the unfinished work on the Macedonian dialect diction-ary and, in general, the inadequate care for dialectology. In the first part of the paper, we highlight the link between the need for greater linguistic research and the fact that this volume of the journal Contributions is dedicated to the marking of the 80th birthday of academician Bojan Šoptrajanov, our “honorary linguist”.
Highlights
This paper focuses on some of the more serious issues faced by the Macedonian language
Certainly is the lack of a serious scholarly Macedonian grammar that shall be up-to-date with the development of the language which, like all other languages, is a complex adaptive system
There is a lack of a historical grammar and modern language grammar
Summary
This paper focuses on some of the more serious issues faced by the Macedonian language. Right after the establishment of the Research Center for Areal Linguistics at MASA (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts), we the "centrists" bestowed the title of an honorary linguist to academician Bojan Šoptrajanov because we were impressed by his understanding of the tasks of linguistics, his real interest in the matters of our language, his publications dedicated to the scientific and professional terminology of his discipline – chemistry [1–10], as well as his frequent attendance and active participation in our linguistic events Regretfully, this dedication to his language is not a typical attitude either for most Macedonians, or for his colleagues at the University or at MASA
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