Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Stages of Language Shift, Broad Diglossia and Speakers’ Types

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2023 16 (6)
Authors
Kirilenko, Svetlana V.
Contact information
Kirilenko, Svetlana V.: Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russian Federation;
Keywords
language shift; language vitality; broad diglossia; types of speakers; domains of communication; language prestige
Abstract

Diglossia, language prestige and inter-generational transmission often come into question when discussing a language shift and language vitality. The paper discusses the concept of a language shift and reviews the causes for its development. The paper proposes a new method for classifying the types of a language shift in terms of changes occurring in domains, levels of language competence, types of speakers, language prestige and language loyalty. The idea that lies behind the proposed classification of changes is that it is the ‘work’ of broad diglossia that comes into force as a trigger for all stages of language changes. The proposed method was tested on materials from questionnaire surveys that were conducted among speakers in Tatarstan, Kalmykia, Dagestan, and Primorye in 2021. The following indicators were considered: the functioning of national languages in the formal and informal domains, speakers’ attitudes, the changes in the types of speakers over time. The functioning of languages in different generations is also studied. Based on the material obtained, a conclusion is made about the stages of the language shift for the reviewed languages and the influence of broad diglossia in each case

Pages
962–972
EDN
PGFHSK
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/150137

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