Wuznam nałožowanja serbšćiny w cyrkwi za jeje zachowanje.
The Significance of Language Use in the Church for the Maintenance of Sorbian.
A Case Study of a Catholic Parish
Author(s): Goro Christoph KimuraSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Sociology
Published by: Domowina-Verlag GmbH / Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina
Keywords: serbšćina; cyrkej; katolscy Serbja; Hornja Łužica; rěčne kubłanje; rěčny managment; dwurěčnosć; sorbische Sprache; Kirche; katholische Sorben; Oberlausitz; Sprachbildung; Sprachmanagment; Zweisprachig
Summary/Abstract: In contrast to language shift, language maintenance appears to be a static phenomenon. However, this paper displays language maintenance as a process by applying Language Management Theory. By applying a case study from a Catholic Sorbian parish in eastern Germany it can be shown that the Sorbian language is maintained in the church not just as a tradition, but through numerous minute interventions at different levels. Given the crucial importance of the church as a central public space for the language, we could assume that without such managing activities in favour of Sorbian, it would not be possible to maintain the Sorbian language in this region.
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 56-68
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Sorbian languages
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