ABSTRACT
In this chapter, Dalibor Sokolović examines the theory of language standardization and the role of linguists in language policy through Petrażycki’s dichotomy of positive and intuitive normativity. He applies the concept of normative facts to explore the standardization of Slavic languages. Sokolović also examines the relations between language policy, linguistic prescriptivism, and linguistic dogmatism in the context of the standardization and planning of Slavic minority languages. He concludes that many of Petrażycki’s ideas could help in investigating current topics in the sociology of language.
