The Regulation of Personal Names Use of the National Minorities in Czechoslovakia and Slovakia from 1918 until Present, with Special Regard to the Hungarian Minority Cover Image

A csehszlovákiai és szlovákiai kisebbségek személynévhasználatának szabályozása 1918-tól napjainkig, különös tekintettel a magyar kisebbségre
The Regulation of Personal Names Use of the National Minorities in Czechoslovakia and Slovakia from 1918 until Present, with Special Regard to the Hungarian Minority

Author(s): Katalin Misad
Subject(s): Language studies, History of Law
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Keywords: use of personal names by national minorities;regulation of the use of personal names by the national minorities of Slovakia and Czechoslovakia;laws on personal names use and laws on birth register

Summary/Abstract: This study reviews the rights of national minorities in Czechoslovakia and Slovakia regarding the use of personal names from 1918 to the present. Tracing along the background factors of historical turning points and political eras of the examined period, the paper is also seeking to give a true and fair view on the relation of the powers that be to the national minorities, and their language policy relating thereto.

  • Issue Year: XX/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 49-60
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Hungarian