Latgalian in Latvia: how a minority language community gains voice during societal negotiations about the status of two major languages
- This paper discusses how the regional language of Latgalian in Latvia has benefitted from societal discourse on the antagonism between speakers of Latvian and Russian in Latvia. Triggered by the 2012 referendum on Russian as a possible second state language of Latvia, Latvian politics (exemplified by politicians' statements since 2012 as well as by 2014 election manifestoes) as well as society at large (displayed by e.g. increased attention in the educational sector and the media) have started to devote considerably more attention to the region of Latgale, including its cultural and linguistic heritage. The paper thereby argues that speakers of Latgalian have gained a noteworthy increase in voice, even though the future of the variety is still considered to be uncertain.
Author: | Heiko F. MartenORCiDGND, Sanita LazdiņaORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-114995 |
ISBN: | 978-3-631-67049-1 |
ISSN: | 0934-3709 |
Parent Title (English): | Vanishing languages in context. Ideological, attitudinal and social identity perspectives |
Series (Serial Number): | Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft (114) |
Publisher: | Peter Lang |
Place of publication: | Frankfurt am Main [u.a.] |
Editor: | Martin Pütz, Neele Mundt |
Document Type: | Part of a Book |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2016 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2023/02/03 |
Publishing Institution: | Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (IDS) [Zweitveröffentlichung] |
Publicationstate: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
Reviewstate: | Peer-Review |
Tag: | Latgalian; Latvia; Latvian; Russian; ethnolinguistic vitality; language policy; linguistic minorities; referendum; regional languages |
GND Keyword: | Amtssprache; Diskurs; Ethnolinguistik; Gesellschaft; Kulturerbe; Lettgallen; Lettisch; Lettland; Minderheitensprache; Parteipolitik; Politik; Regionalsprache; Russisch; Sprachpolitik; Volksabstimmung |
First Page: | 195 |
Last Page: | 222 |
Note: | Dies ist eine veröffentlichte Manuskriptfassung des Beitrags „Latgalian in Latvia: how a minority language community gains voice during societal negotiations about the status of two major languages“ von Heiko F. Marten und Sanita Lazdiņa, erschienen in „Vanishing languages in context. Ideological, attitudinal and social identity perspectives“, hrsg. von Martin Pütz und Neele Mundt in der Buchreihe „DASK – Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft“ (114). Das Buch kann unter dem folgenden Link aufgerufen werden: https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-06261-8 . © Peter Lang, 2016. Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved. |
DDC classes: | 400 Sprache / 400 Sprache, Linguistik |
Open Access?: | ja |
Linguistics-Classification: | Sprachpolitik |
Licence (German): | Urheberrechtlich geschützt |