Why are South Slavic dialects on a continuum?
expansion of the Ottoman Empire
which dialect was the most widespread?
western Balkans
were there other differences besides dialetctal?
religious
which dialect was the most widespread in the Balkans?
Shtokavian
Which 3 have differences in religion?
Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs
What is one name for the dialects?
Eastern Herzegovinian
Were the languages sometimes named by region?
yes
What is one example?
Bosnian
and another?
Serbian
one more?
Croatian
what is Croation a combination of?
"Slavonian" or "Dalmatian"