State Language Policy in Time and Space: Meaning, Transformation, Recontextualisation

2016 ◽  
pp. 51-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristof Savski
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
State Language

scholarly journals Legislative regulation of linguistic relationships in Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 127-144
Author(s):  
Iuliya Makarets
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Support ◽  
National Language ◽  
State Legislation ◽  
World Community ◽  
Linguistic Model ◽  
Legislative Regulation ◽  
The Status ◽  
State Language

The article focuses on the issue of legislative regulation of linguistic relationships in Ukraine. The ability of a national language to function as a means of consolidation and national identification depends to a large extent on state linguistic policy, political support that the language receives. The state legislation on language is indicative in this regard while it establishes the status of languages, the linguistic model and the linguistic regime. In accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine, the Ukrainian language is a state language in Ukraine. The dynamics of the Ukrainian legislation on languages illustrates the inconsistency of the implementation of this constitutional norm. The article analyzes the milestones of its formation. The content of the basic laws in the sphere of linguistic relationships (Law of the USSR ‘On Languages in the Ukrainian SSR’ (1989), the Law of Ukraine ‘On the Principles of the State Language Policy’ (2012), which is invalid now, and the new Law of Ukraine ‘On the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as a State Language’ (2019)), the socio-political tendencies, that preceded their adoption, their evaluation by tpublic and world community as well as their consequences for linguistic situation in Ukraine are described. The possibility of official bilingualism approving is studied. The article analyzes historical, cultural and political preconditions for the adoption of official bi- or multilingualism by other states, acceptability of this linguistic model for Ukraine and possibility to overcome existing linguistic contradictions.

THE STATE LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-123
Author(s):  
Maria V. Oreshkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Language Policy ◽  
Language Contact ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Legislation ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Interdisciplinary Nature ◽  
Bilingualism And Multilingualism ◽  
Language Conflict ◽  
State Language

The Sociolinguistic Glossary aims to provide a systematized corpus of basic terms and concepts of modern sociolinguistics, which since the second half of the XXth century has been rapidly developing at the junction of various humanities and social sciences and is being replenished with new concepts of an interdisciplinary nature, acquiring and developing its own conceptual and terminological apparatus. The articles of the Sociolinguistic Glossary will be devoted to the most important topical issues of sociolinguistics-language and society, language and nation, interaction of language and culture, bilingualism and multilingualism, language policy and language legislation, language planning, as well as concepts used in sociolinguistics as fundamental: language situation, language policy, language conflict, language contact, methods of sociolinguistic research, etc. Special attention in the glossary entries will be given to the languages of Russia.

The Latvian referendum on Russian as a second state language, February 2012

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina Druviete ◽  
Uldis Ozolins
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Constitutional Amendment ◽  
European Institutions ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Societal Level ◽  
Language Law ◽  
Political Character ◽  
New Phase ◽  
State Language

On 18 February 2012 Latvian citizens participated in a referendum on making Russian a second official (“state”) language. The proposal was rejected by three-quarters of voters. There is a complex background to language policy in Latvia, where since regaining independence in 1991 the country has promoted Latvian as the only state language, though Russian and other languages are widely used at a societal level. The language law and associated citizenship law in Latvia (as in Estonia) have received considerable commentary, with recent significant writings disagreeing strongly regarding their interpretation. These laws have also very often been criticized by both European institutions and by Russia, yet are tenaciously clung to as a basis of Latvian sovereignty. Proficiency in Latvian among previous non-speakers of this language has improved markedly since regained independence, and generally there has been little interpersonal or community confict over language. The move for a referendum, promoted by Russian groups of a highly political character, and with a particular discourse about Latvia and language, brings a new phase to an ongoing language policy issue. Subsequent events both in Latvia (in the form of a constitutional amendment) and in Ukraine (in the form of both language law and armed conflict) show language policy being increasingly influenced by wider political forces.

scholarly journals Language Policy of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 165-177
Author(s):  
Vesna Kosmajac ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The State ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
State Language

This paper presents a sociolinguistic analysis of the current linguistic situation in the Russian Federation. Preservation and development of the Russian language represents the national interest of the state. The Russian language has the status of a state language, but, given the large number of ethnic groups living on the territory of Russia, it must not jeopardise other national languages, as this could lead to inter-ethnic conflicts. Some of the key issues Russia is currently facing in this field are: the process of globalisation, the uncontrolled penetration of anglicisms into the Russian language, the adverse impact of the Internet and social networks on literacy, especially with the younger population. All valid rules of the Russian orthography are, in fact, prescribed by the Government of The Russian Federation. Laws regulating the area of language policy are the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Law on the Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation, and the Law on the State Language of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals MODERN STATE LANGUAGE POLICY

2015 ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
Olga B. Akimova ◽  
Tatyana S. Tabachenko
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Modern State ◽  
State Language

scholarly journals The Ukrainian language in the polylingual space of Transcarpathia

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Halyna Shumytska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
The State ◽  
Border Region ◽  
National Minority ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
State Language

This article explores trends in language policies in the Transcarpathian region during 1991–2020 within the general Ukrainian sociopolitical context. It is argued that the status of the Ukrainian language as the state language in the region has become strengthened as evidenced by recent developments in language planning and language policy, including the adoption of the Law “On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Lan-guage as the Official Language”. However, the manipulation of the language question in Ukraine, especially in the border regions, has taken on a political character, spreading beyond the borders of the state, threatening the constitutional order and the state sovereignty of Ukraine, in particu-lar in education, economics, and legal sphere. In Transcarpathia, a multi-ethnic border region in the extreme west of Ukraine, warrants attention of both scholars and politicians. This article looks into the changes in the Ukrainian language policies in the local state administration, and the importance of the Ukrainian president office in this regard. Specific features of the linguo-political situation in Transcarpathia, viewed at different periods of its development from the independence of Ukraine in 1991 on-ward, are presented. This study determines the role of the media in shaping a regional linguo-political situation, including the Internet media language space. The paper provides data of a comprehensive analy-sis of the results of the 2017–2019 external independent evaluation as an indicator of language competence of the participants of EIE, the results of research on the perception of educational language innovations in the region through a survey of different categories of respondents during 2018, the monitoring of experimental experience in implementing elements of multilingual edu-cation in educational institutions in Ukraine, particularly in Transcarpathia. The author outlines prospects for continued research in the framework of the project “Debat ing Linguistic Diversity: Managing National Minority Languages in Ukraine and Russia” (2020–2023). Keywords: language policy, language situation, state language, mother tongue, minority language, multilingual education, mass media.

scholarly journals Correlation of happiness category and language policy in the perception of monolingual and bilingual kazakhstan students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 161-167
Author(s):  
Zifa K. Temirgazina ◽  
◽  
Atirkul Ye. Agmanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
The State ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Emotional Feeling ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
The Impact ◽  
State Language

The article examines the impact of the state language policy related to languages functioning and development on the psycho-emotional state of happiness of student youth representatives. An important parameter for measuring the correlation between language policy and the category of happiness is mono- and bilingualism. The majority of respondents feel a psycho-emotional feeling of happiness; they are completely happy or rather happy than unhappy. Dissatisfaction with the language policy is expressed insignificantly among monolingual (5.6%) and bilingual (3.18%) respondents. The study also determines the monolinguals and bilinguals’ awareness of the mutual influence between the categories of language policy and happiness. A significant part of students find it difficult to answer this question. Thus, a low degree of awareness by the respondents (50.8% of bilinguals, 33.3% of monolinguals) of the correlation between language policy and the category of happiness is established, due to the different nature of the compared objects, as well as the indirect nature of this relationship.

scholarly journals STUDY OF THE ATTITUDE OF RESIDENTS OF THE WEST KAZAKHSTAN REGION TO THE STATE LANGUAGE AND THE PROSPECTS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT (BASED ON THE RESULTS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-163
Author(s):  
A.Zh. Аmen ◽  
A.A. Кenzhegylova
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Sovereign State ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Republic ◽  
West Kazakhstan ◽  
State Language

Today, the formation of conditions for the development of the state language is one of the strategic tasks of the country's further development. And in this regard, the most important area of implementation of the language policy is the public life of the country as a whole. The new socio-political realities of Kazakhstan as a sovereign state require a language policy that meets the needs of the country's multi-ethnic population and takes into account the peculiarities of the language, demographic and political situation. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev attaches great importance to the problems of language and language policy in the country. In his work "To preserve memory and strengthen harmony", he points out that "... everything must be done to ensure that the language of the titular nation, as it is sometimes said, is in demand for life - in the public service, in production, in science, and in education, as well as Russian, should become a guide to action for all of us. The desire to respect other languages without showing concern for the native language means a lack of respect for the honor and dignity of one's own people. The independence of language also means the independence of every person's thinking and is a fundamental condition of state sovereignty." The problem of the state language, which has been the subject of heated discussions for many years, still cannot find a solution. Despite the fact that the Kazakh language has the status of the state language, we still do not dare to demand its knowledge from civil servants. The Supreme power has tried several times to introduce this rule without fail, but has met with active opposition. And this problem has not yet found its solution. The language policy of the state, the current situation and prospects for the development of the Kazakh language are always in the center of public attention.

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