Which Catholic priest codified the first official standard form of the Slovak language in 1787, based on the Western Slovak dialect (kultúrna západoslovenčina)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Anton Bernolák
- Step 1: Anton Bernolák published Dissertatio philologico-critica de literis Slavorum and Grammatica Slavica in 1787, establishing the first standardized literary Slovak known as bernolákovčina. Answer: Anton Bernolák. Why not the others: Ľudovít Štúr codified the second and enduring standard in 1843 based on Central Slovak, Hurban was his close collaborator, and Kollár championed a unified pan-Slavic language based on biblical Czech.
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