The Latgalian language as a regional language in Latvia: A characterisation and implications in the context of languages in Europe
- This article looks at Latgalian from a perspective of a classification of languages. It starts by discussing relevant terms relating to sociolinguistic language types. It argues that Latgalian and its speakers show considerable similarities with many languages in Europe which are considered to be regional languages – hence, also Latgalian should be classified as such. In a second part, the article uses sociolinguistic data to indicate that the perceptions of speakers confirm this classification. Therefore, Latgalian should also officially be treated with the respect that other regional languages in Europe enjoy.
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| Author: | Sanita LazdiņaORCiDGND, Heiko F. MartenORCiDGND, Solvita PošeikoORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-115468 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17770/latg2010.3.1676 |
| ISSN: | 2500-9591 |
| Parent Title (English): | Via Latgalica |
| Publisher: | Rezekne Academy of Technologies |
| Place of publication: | Rezekne |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Year of first Publication: | 2011 |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2023/03/02 |
| Publishing Institution: | Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) |
| Publicationstate: | Veröffentlichungsversion |
| Reviewstate: | Peer-Review |
| GND Keyword: | Lettisch; Minderheitensprache; Mundart; Regionalsprache; Soziolinguistik |
| Issue: | 3 |
| First Page: | 6 |
| Last Page: | 18 |
| DDC classes: | 400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik |
| Open Access?: | ja |
| Linguistics-Classification: | Sprachpolitik |
| Licence (German): |  Urheberrechtlich geschützt |