Linguistic situation in the Mari El Republic in early 2010s:
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Языковая ситуация в Республике Марий Эл в начале 2010-х годов: социолингвистический анализ
Linguistic situation in the Mari El Republic in early 2010s: a sociolinguistic analysis

Author(s): Vitaly I. Shabykov, Raisiya A. Kudryavtseva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Sociolinguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies
Published by: Институт языкознания Российской академии наук
Keywords: the Republic of Mari El; sociolinguistics; the language situation; the Mari language;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, key features of the linguistic situation through the prism of social consciousness in Mari El are discovered, based on the sociological study carried out in 2012. The most relevant oppositions under consideration are: the Maris versus Russians (two main and most numerous population groups of the Republic of Mari El), and the adult population versus youth. Particular emphasis has been placed on describing the Mari language from the sociolinguistic point of view.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 03 (26)
  • Page Range: 208-229
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Russian