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THE LATGALIAN LANGUAGE AS A REGIONAL LANGUAGE IN LATVIA: A CHARACTERISATION AND IMPLICATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF LANGUAGES IN EUROPE

Solvita PošeikoHeiko F. MartenSanita Lazdiņa

subject

GeographyRegional languagePerceptionmedia_common.quotation_subjectPerspective (graphical)Context (language use).Linguisticsmedia_common

description

This article looks at Latgalian from a perspective of a classification of languages. It starts by discussing relevant terms relating to sociolinguistic language types. It argues that Latgalian and its speakers show considerable similarities with many languages in Europe which are considered to be regional languages – hence, also Latgalian should be classified as such. In a second part, the article uses sociolinguistic data to indicate that the perceptions of speakers confirm this classification. Therefore, Latgalian should also officially be treated with the respect that other regional languages in Europe enjoy.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-12-31Via Latgalica
https://doi.org/10.17770/latg2010.3.1676