Sociolinguistic Transition in Former Eastern Bloc Countries

Two Decades after the Regime Change

Tamah Sherman editor Anastassia Zabrodskaja editor Jiří Nekvapil editor Marián Sloboda editor Petr Kaderka editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:14th Jul '16

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This volume offers empirical perspectives on the current sociolinguistic situations in former Eastern Bloc countries. Its seventeen chapters analyse phenomena such as language choice, hierarchies and ideologies in multilingualism, language policies, minority languages in new legal, educational, business and migratory contexts, as well as the position of English in the region. The authors use various methodological approaches – including surveys, discourse analyses, descriptions and analyses of linguistic landscapes, and ethnography – in order to deal with sociolinguistic issues in eight countries and seven regions, from Brandenburg, Germany, in the West to Sakhalin, Russia, in the East.

ISBN: 9783631662724

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 730g

494 pages

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