Sprachtausch und Spracherhalt bei den ungarländischen Slowaken von Tótkomlós
Language exchange and language retention with the Hungarian Slovaks from Tótkomlós
Author(s): Sándor János Tóth, TÜNDE TUSKA, Erzsébet Uhrin, Mária ZsilákSubject(s): Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Evaluation research
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: sociolinguistics; empiric research by questionnaire; use of language; minority attitudes; bilingualism;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is intended to be a summary analyzing the use of the Slovakian language in Tótkomlós. The joint study organized by the Research Institute for Linguistics at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Research Centre of Slovaks in Hungary was based on the empiric questionnaire method and followed by the elaboration of statistic data. As a result of the research, interesting conclusions can be drawn regarding the interrelation of language choice, code switching, bilingualism, and attitudes towards dialects.
Journal: Studia Slavica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 50/2005
- Issue No: 3-4
- Page Range: 235-266
- Page Count: 32
- Language: German
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