Subjective Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Identity: Some Belarusian-Ukrainian Comparisons

Subjective Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Identity: Some Belarusian-Ukrainian Comparisons

The students estimate that Belarusian is much less supported than Russian in government services (1) and business (3).\n In Ukraine the phenomenon of migrant laborers (zarobitcanstvo-temporary travel abroad for seasonal, temporary, or retail trade) is widespread and receives broad coverage in the ma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Harvard Ukrainian studies 2007-01, Vol.29 (1/4), p.405-420
1. Verfasser: Zaprudski, Siarhiej
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anthropological linguistics
Belarus
Belorussian
Comparative analysis
Cultural groups
Demography
Education
Emigration
Ethnolinguistics
Government services
Identifiers
Identity
Information Sources
Language usage
Learning
Linguistic research
Linguistics
Mass media
Migrants
Questionnaires
Religion
Respondents
Russian language
Slavic culture
Sociodemographic Factors
Student organizations
Ukraine
Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Vitality
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Zusammenfassung:The students estimate that Belarusian is much less supported than Russian in government services (1) and business (3).\n In Ukraine the phenomenon of migrant laborers (zarobitcanstvo-temporary travel abroad for seasonal, temporary, or retail trade) is widespread and receives broad coverage in the mass media. Because of this, the Ukrainian respondents evaluated the emigration rate as exceptionally critical for Ukrainian vitality, to a certain extent even in spite of reality.5 Specifics of the Ukrainian SEV as against OV (objective vitality) can be better understood when we compare its data on outgroup vitality with that of SEV given by the Russian respondents themselves.
ISSN:0363-5570
2328-5400