Zarys strategijow za wobchowanje a tworjenje serbskich rěčnych rumow w přitomnosći němskorěčnych ludźi
A Survey of Strategies to Maintain and Construct Sorbian language Areas where German Speakers are Present

Summary/Abstract: Using Sorbian where non-speakers of Sorbian are present is a challenge to the preservation and formation of Sorbian language areas. In this article, such strategies are presented from a sociolinguistic perspective using concrete examples from Lusatia, and their potential is discussed. A widely recognized strategy to avoid the exclusive use of German is language mediation through translation and interpreting. However, the use of this strategy alone confirms the existence of parallel worlds of German and Sorbian, and does not provide added value to bilingualism. It therefore makes sense to utilise alternative strategies such as the inclusion of German speakers into Sorbian, creative and receptive bilingualism. The targeted promotion of these strategies is a task for interlingual language planning.

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