Съвременната българска езикова ситуация в Унгария
The Dispersal of Bulgarian Language in Hungary from a Modern-Day Perspective

Author(s): Maria Zhereva
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociology, Language acquisition, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Globalization
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: Minorities; mother tongue; identity; national heritage; globalization
Summary/Abstract: The spread of Bulgarian language in Hungary is quite heterogeneous. Lives embracing both cultures allows people to come in contact with human differences in a way that adds value to their existence in the world. Although ethnic Bulgarians are presently the smallest foreign diasporas in Hungary, our population has been relatively distinct as an expatriate community. The corner stone of this distinction is the mother tongue held among Bulgarian community as a celebration of their identity and a bridge to national consciousness. This native language keeps historic memory, social and cultural values of ethnic importance alive, which turns it into a distinct space where communal spirit flows into physical existence. The paper deals with the changes coming to Bulgarian language in contact with Hungarian, as observed among Bulgarian ethnic community in Hungary, touching on the issues of identity and national consciousness in the global world of present day.

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