Possibilities of using the Slovak language in Hungary Cover Image

Možnosti používania slovenského jazyka v Maďarsku
Possibilities of using the Slovak language in Hungary

Author(s): Alžbeta Uhrinova
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Philology, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Slovak in Hungary; language usage; law; practice;

Summary/Abstract: The dissertation analyses the Slovak language usage possibilities and practice. The author surveys the provision of law referring to the minority language rights: the constitution, the minority law, and other decrees. It presents the scenes of individual and collective, verbal and written language usage at the present time, which are: the family, circle of friends and acquaintance, labour and leisure, cultural and public life, administration, purchasing, illness, church, ecclesiastical and religious life, the media, personal sphere and institutions.

  • Issue Year: XLVIII/2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 227-233
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Slovak