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Jazyková komunikácia Slovákov v Chorvátsku a Srbsku
Language communication of the Slovaks in Croatia and Serbia

Author(s): Miroslav Dudok
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Sociolinguistics, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Spoločenskovedný ústav SAV, Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Language enclave; Language diaspora; Croatia; Serbia;

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the Slovak language enclave and diaspora in Croatia and Serbia. It briefly describes the history of the Slovak settlement process and the recent demographic development of the Slovak minority in Croatia and Serbia. The central attention of the article focuses on the communication vectors, the language situation and linguistic characteristics of the Slovak language enclave and diaspora in these countries. Finally, the article states the basic common and different characters of the Slovak language communication in Croatia and Serbian Vojvodina.

  • Issue Year: 18/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 79-82
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Slovak