Shtokavianbased
Shtokavianbased is a linguistic descriptor used to refer to dialects and standard varieties that are derived from the Shtokavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian. It denotes the base on which several South Slavic literary standards are built, in contrast to other dialect bases such as Kajkavian or Čakavian. The term is commonly applied in historical and descriptive linguistics to group languages that share Shtokavian phonology, morphology, and syntax.
The Shtokavian base underpins four national literary standards: Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin, as well as
Historically, the prominence of Shtokavian-based standards rose in the 19th century during national revival and language
In contemporary usage, Shtokavianbased varieties are often discussed as the dominant Serbo-Croatian continuum. Official language names