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Linguistic security as a factor of sustainable development of a region (on the example of Scandinavian Peninsula) [PDF]
The article is devoted to the study of problems of linguistic security as a factor of sustainable development of a region; special attention is paid to the preservation of languages of indigenous peoples and national minorities. The article describes the
Budykina Vera
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The VIDAS Data Set: A Spoken Corpus of Migrant and Refugee Spanish Learners
The VIDAS data set (Verbal Interaction Dataset of Acquired Spanish) presents data from 200 participants from different countries and language backgrounds (50 Philippines with L1 Tagalog; 50 Ukrainians with L1 Ukrainian; 50 Moroccans with L1Arabic; 50 ...
Margarita Planelles Almeida +2 more
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Development of residential schools for indigenous minorities in Canada – selected problems [PDF]
The article deals with the issue of the relation between education and the processes of assimilation and discrimination of indigenous minorities (Indians and Inuit) in Canada. Particular emphasis was placed on reconstructing educational practices and the
Tomasz Gmerek
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Social Integration of the Polish National Minority in Lithuania
Introduction. This article aims to examine social integration of national minorities in Lithuania. The scientific novelty of this study represents identification of the main social mechanisms that influence the integration of national minorities.
S. S. Starovoitova, L. A. Lebedintseva
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The authors make analysis of a language situation in the Russian Federation republics of Bashkortostan, Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Chuvashia, situated between the Volga Upland and the Urals, and point to ethnic constituency changes.
Andrey Bolshakov, Midkhat Farukshin
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Discursive practices and metalinguistic comments in the speech of representatives of national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (The case of Slavic communities in the Republic of Srpska) [PDF]
The paper discusses the typology of metalinguistic comments in the speech of representatives of the Slavic minority communities residing in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Borisov Sergey A., Pilipenko Gleb P.
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Protecting Linguistic and Religious Minorities: Looking for Synergies among Legal Instruments
Language and religion are two main cultural markers of collective identities and articulating factors at play in the majority-minority game. However, from a legal and political point of view, language and religion work very differently as factors for ...
Eduardo J. Ruiz Vieytez
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Late-life depression (LLD) affects about an eighth of community-dwelling seniors. LLD impacts well-being, with loneliness and small social networks being typical.
Jelle Brouwer +4 more
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Minority Languages of China [PDF]
Abstract This chapter looks at language endangerment in the People ‘s Republic of China, focusing on three of the main factors that influence language maintenance in China today: increased contact due to population movements and changes in the economy; the population policies of the government, particularly the identification of ...
Poa, Dory., LaPolla, Randy John.
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Façonner l’écologie des langues dans le domaine de l’éducation
This article provides a brief overview of how competition among three languages (Estonian, Russian and English), in the Estonian linguistic environment has manifested in education and has been shaped by the language education policy.
Martin Ehala
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