Who reformed the Serbian language and alphabet in the nineteenth century, on the principle "write as you speak"?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, who published his first Serbian dictionary in 1818
- Step 1: The reform made the spelling follow the pronunciation. Step 2. It was led by Vuk Karadžić, who also collected folk songs. Answer: Vuk Karadžić. Why not the others: Obradović, Njegoš and Radičević were writers who did not lead the reform of the alphabet.
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