23.2338, Media: Minority Languages of Russia in Flux

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LINGUIST List: Vol-23-2338. Wed May 16 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.2338, Media: Minority Languages of Russia in Flux

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Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:47:42
From: Brent Woo [bwoo at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Minority Languages of Russia in Flux

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Russia has traditionally always been a multilingual state but to what extent 
the government supports or discourages use of minority languages has 
varied. This article describes the successes and failures of some cases of 
minority language education, employment, and preservation.

Read more: http://souciant.com/2012/04/a-reluctant-babel/ 


Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics






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