Nastajanje krajevnih knjižnih jezikov med Slovenci v Furlaniji

The author deals with the complex relationship between the common standard Slovene language and dialect or local language; the latter is more and more frequently used in public. This can be proven by the example of Resian, which is still in its standardization phase, its contemporary literature, however, predominantly makes use of the expressive potential of the dialect. The article focuses on the basic role performed by the local language which is, due to its broad functionality, an important factor in the potential development and formation of the standard language and bilingualism in the Nadi`a (Natisone) valley, possibly even in the Ter (Torre) and Rezija (Resia) valleys.