Identity in language?

Gasparov, Boris

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511720116.014

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“…Language ideologies are more or less consistent sets of beliefs about languages and the ways in which they should be used (Irvine & Gal, 2000; Silverstein, 1979; Woolard, 1994). Particular beliefs and attitudes can be very diverse; however, there are certain general trends and tendencies, and the primary distinction should be made between essentialist (purist, normative, and prescriptive) and relativist (nominalist, diversity-oriented, liberal, and descriptive) approaches (Gasparov, 2004). According to the former, language is a core element of national identity or mentality; it is naturally, even organically, connected with ethnicity and is usually perceived through primordial lenses.…”

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Treatment of and Attitudes Towards ‘Other’ Languages in Modern Russia: Evidence from Metalinguistic Discourse

Hyun

Fedorova

2023

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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Russian Federation, being de jure and de facto linguistically diverse multilingual country, can be described, at the same time, as being under a strong influence of monolingual language ideology, with Russian totally domineering in most public spheres. Minority languages and especially languages of migrants lack official recognition and support, and their speakers often have to face prejudices and negative stereotypes. The paper aims at revealing language ideology prevailing in modern Russia through analysis of attitudes to languages other than Russian as they are expressed in discourse about language, i.e. metadiscourse. When approaching it, it is important to distinguish state discourse (manifestation of official language policy) and public discourse (collective attitudes towards certain sublanguages and their users expressed more or less directly). The analysis shows that over the past two decades, official language ideology in Russia has shifted from guaranteeing linguistic equality and diversity to having an emphasis on unity and purity and giving support to the Russian language. This reorientation is realized through status planning, corpus planning, and acquisition planning. At the level of public discourse, analysis of collective attitudes towards the languages used by non-native speakers demonstrates that a significant part of the Russian-speaking population express negative attitudes towards non-native speakers and their poor Russian language skills, which once again confirms that there is dominant monolingualism and purism in public discourse. However, language practices in Russia are gradually becoming more diverse which can become a challenge for monolingualism and purism in future.

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Section: Language Ideologies and The Politics Of Differencementioning

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Treatment of and Attitudes Towards ‘Other’ Languages in Modern Russia: Evidence from Metalinguistic Discourse

Hyun

Fedorova

2023

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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“…Shishkov, on the other hand, presumed that only by sustaining the Slavonic tradition was it possible to preserve true Russian identity. 64 While recognizing that opinions about the lack of suitability of Russian for many domains had a major effect on language use, we must stress that the notion of an "unsuitable" or "unfinished" language is untenable from the linguist's point of view. 65 Russian may have lacked the vocabulary for certain domains, but borrowing linguistic material, linguists insist, is a straightforward process and enables any language to be used in any domain.…”

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