Language and identity in the late Soviet Union and thereafter
Issue: Vol 9 No. 2-3 (2015) Post-Soviet identities: Ethnic, national, linguistic, and imperial
Journal: Sociolinguistic Studies
Subject Areas: Gender Studies Linguistics
Abstract:
The introduction to the special issue takes a brief look at the history of ethnolinguistic policies in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and post-Soviet space. It also covers relevant key terms for understanding linguistic processes taking place after the collapse of USSR. At the end it introduces the case studies included in this special issue.
Author: Anastassia Zabrodskaja, Martin Ehala
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