A kárpátaljai magyar kisebbség nyelvmegtartásáról és gazdasági életképességéről a nyelvi tájkép tükrében
Maintenance of minority languages and economic viability of minorities in the mirror of the Transcarpathian linguistic landscape
Author(s): István Csernicskó Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: language and economy; linguistic landscape; language maintenance; English languale; Russian language; Transcarpathia
Summary/Abstract: The study examines the linguistic landscape of the territories of Transcarpathia (Ukraine) whichare mostly inhabited by Hungarians in the context of language and economy. It will be presentedhow economically prestigious world languages, English and Russian are displayed in this region.We show that economic realities suppress the nationalism of the minority int he linguistic landscape.We note that the language policy in support of the language maintenance of the nationalminority can not be successful if it is not related to the development of the economy. If we want toimprove the economic situation of the Hungarians of Transcarpathia in a multilingual environment,the teaching of languages is one of the areas where it is necessary to invest.
Journal: Metszetek - Társadalomtudományi folyóirat
- Issue Year: 7/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 119-141
- Page Count: 23
- Language: Hungarian
