Latgalian language and Russian-Latgalian bilingualism in the perception of Russian-speaking residents of Latgale Cover Image

Латгальский язык и русско-латгальский билингвизм в восприятии русскоязычных жителей Латгалии
Latgalian language and Russian-Latgalian bilingualism in the perception of Russian-speaking residents of Latgale

Author(s): Gleb P. Pilipenko
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, Baltic Languages
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: bilingualism;sociolinguistics;Latgale;Russian language;Latgalian language;field research;societal bilingualism

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the narratives of Russian-speaking inhabitants of Latgale about the Latgalian language. The perception of phonetic and lexical level of language is analyzed, the specific examples and phrases in Latgalian are given as well. As an example of this language the informants use the utterances with code switching, the hybrid sentences. The Russian-speaking inhabitants of Latgale perceive the Lat¬galian language as a«mixed» language.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 162
  • Page Range: 42-62
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Russian