The preservation of the ethnic and linguistic identity: unity and contradiction
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-712X-2023-3-85-93
Abstract
Aim. To consider some aspects of linguistic and extralinguistic nature related to the processes of preservation / loss of linguistic / cultural identity in a foreign language / foreign cultural environment.
Methodology. The methods of sociolinguistic analysis of factual material based on sources of various nature (official documents related to the language policy of certain states, scientific papers covering this issue, historical evidence, etc.) are used.
Results. The factors influencing the processes of preserving / loss of the ethnic and linguistic identity are identified and studied: recognition / denial of its existence by state bodies, consideration of an ethnic community as “indigenous” or “alien”, qualification of an idiom as “language” or “dialect”, religious component of linguistic and cultural identity.
Research implications. The factual material presented in the article and the results obtained on the basis of its analysis can be used in studying the peculiarities of the language situation in various regions, as well as in teaching courses of sociolinguistics and ethnopsycholinguistics in higher educational institutions.
About the Authors
G. Khukhuni
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Georgy T. Khukhuni – Dr. Sci. (Philology), Prof., Department of Language Theory, English and Applied Linguistics, Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
ulitsa Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
I. Valuitseva
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina I. Valuitseva – Dr. Sci. (Philology), Prof., Department of Language Theory, English and Applied Linguistics, Institute of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
ulitsa Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
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