▁of ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁( A – Č e š ula ) ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁His ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁in ▁Zag reb , ▁interrupted ▁that ▁work ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Mark o ' s ▁c emetery ▁in ▁Bel grade . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁D ani č ić ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁of ▁lay ing ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁phil ology , ▁grammar , ▁historical ▁dictionary ▁and ▁dialect ology ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁principles ▁set ▁by ▁V uk ▁Kar ad ž ić . ▁His ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Testament , ▁mostly ▁from ▁German ▁sources , ▁also ▁influenced ▁Cro at ian ▁translation ▁literature . ▁D ani č ić ▁also ▁assist ed ▁Kar ad ž ić ▁in ▁his ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁into ▁Ser bian ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁After ▁under going ▁a ▁revision , ▁both ▁transl ations ▁were ▁accepted ▁and ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁today ▁by ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁its ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁well - known ▁po lem ical ▁ess ay ▁" The ▁War ▁for ▁Ser bian ▁Language ▁and ▁Orth ography ", ▁where ▁he ▁opposed ▁lingu istic ▁ideas ▁of ▁Mil o š ▁S vet ić , ▁the ▁pseud onymous ▁J ovan ▁Had ž ić , ▁Kar ad ž ić ' s ▁main ▁oppon ent , ▁and ▁supported ▁Kar ad ž ić ' s ▁ph on em ic