Which choice best explains why the standard language was based on Tosk and not on Gheg in 1972?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. A political and practical decision: the state had used a Tosk-based norm since 1945
- Step 1: Gheg had a long written tradition (Buzuku, Bogdani, Fishta), so the option saying Gheg had no written texts is false. Step 2. After 1945 the state used a Tosk-based norm in schools and publishing; the 1972 Orthography Congress confirmed this standard with some Gheg elements. Answer: a political and practical decision confirming the existing norm. Why not the others: Gheg had many texts, the Italian argument is wrong, and no UN rule exists on dialect choice.
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