Ambrose Šarčević and his two dictionaries

Na panonskoj ravnici sve do Budima, a poglavito na zemljopisnom području zvanom Bačka, razvijala se u XVIII. i XIX. stoljeću bogata hrvatska književnost pisana “dalmatinskim”, “bosanskim”, “iliričkim” ili “bunjevačko-šokačkim” jezikom. U skupini tamošnjih pisaca je također Ambrozije Šarčević (30. ožujka 1820 -29. studenog 1899). U raspravi su prikazani život i djela Šarčevićeva i prosudbe o njemu i njegovoj djelatnosti. Posebice su prikazana dva rječnika: Tolmač izvornik, književnih i zemljopisnih riči (Subotica 1870) i Magyar-szerb-horvat-bunyevacz-sokacz könyvvészeti szótar (Subotica, 1894.). Usporedbom s ARj istaknuta je vrijednost i značenje Šarčevićeva rada oko jezika.The article discusses the life of Ambrose who lived from 1820 to 1899 (1). He was a jurist as well as a well known public writer. He published many books (2, 3) in which he pleads for a free use of his own language in public life, especially in schools. Then, there are the opinions and evaluations of the work of Šarčević (4), who, in addition to writing books and articles, began the newspapers \u27Misečna kronika\u27 and \u27Subotički glasnik\u27, published and edited the calendar \u27Bunjevački kalendar\u27, was one of the founders of the Public Club (Pučka kasina), and was the originator of the political party of Bunjevci (Bunjevačka stranka). His dictionaries are discussed: \u27Tolmač izvornih, književnih i zemljopisnih jugoslavenskih riči\u27 (5) and \u27Magyar-szerb-horvat-bunyevac-sokac szotar\u27 (6). The first one is compared with the Acadeny\u27s Dictionary. The conclusion (7) emphasizes the renaissance merit of Šarčević in Podunavlje, and the importance of the two above mentioned dictionaries for studying the treasure of the \u27štokavsko ikavski\u27 idiom of the Danubian Croats in Bačka