What was the revolutionary cultural argument made by the Augustinian monk Marko Pohlin in the preface to his 1768 work Kraynska grammatika?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Slovenian is a self-sufficient language worthy of literature and education
- Step 1: In the foreword to Kraynska grammatika, Marko Pohlin vehemently defended the dignity of the mother tongue, challenging Slovenes to shed shame, write books, and cultivate their native speech. Answer: Slovenian is a self-sufficient language worthy of literature and education. Why not the others: Pohlin sought to elevate Slovenian, directly rejecting Germanization, Latin exclusivity, or artificial Russian Church Slavonic.
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