Personal names as a subject of language policy: Czech-Slovak comparison Cover Image

Rodná jména jako předmět jazykové politiky v česko-slovenském srovnání
Personal names as a subject of language policy: Czech-Slovak comparison

Author(s): Helena Özörencik
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: Czech Republic;language policy;personal names;social force field of a standard variety;Ulrich Ammon

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the regulation of personal names in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on data consisting of legal documents and on-line discussions, it focuses on two areas: (1) the historical development of the regulation and (2) its implementation. Employing the social force field model, the paper argues that despite partially independent development, the legal norms of both countries establish analogous social force fields. However, these fields may function in differing ways, as the norm authorities employ different types of codices.

  • Issue Year: 100/2017
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 294-300
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech