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This article examines the language contact situation as well as the language attitudes of the Caucasian Germans, descendants of German-born inhabitants of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union who emigrated in 1816/17 to areas of Transcaucasia. After deportations and migrations, the group of Caucasian Germans now consists of those who have since emigrated to Germany and those who still live in the South Caucasus. It’s the first time that sociolinguistic methods have been used to record data from the generation who experienced living in the South Caucasus and in Germany as well as from two succeeding generations. Initial results will be presented below with a focus on the language contact constellations of German varieties as well as on consequences of language contact and language repression, which both affect language attitudes.
Plurilingualism is an important and widespread term. There are many definitions of the concept and its related words, and these definitions sometimes overlap and cause confusion. The European Union has evidenced plurilingualism since the Treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam, and its influence on the teaching of foreign languages – especially German – remains considerable. This article aims to provide an explicit, concrete definition of the term, analysing it in lexicographic products, official EU documents and specific literature. The article will conclude with a review of didactic strategies for increasing this complex competence.