Jezik i etno-politički sukob: Slučaj albanskog u savremenom Beogradu
Language Use and Ethno-political Conflict: The Case of Albanian in Contemporary Belgrade

Author(s): Marija Mandić, Ana Sivački
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Studies in violence and power, Demography and human biology, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: KPZ Beton
Keywords: sociolinguistics; conflict studies; Albanian language; Belgrade; language use; language ideology; conflict in Kosovo; multilingualism;
Summary/Abstract: The use of Albanian in Belgrade and particularly its dependency on the Serbian-Albanian conflict in Kosovo is discussed herein. The paper initially gives an overview of the Albanian minority in Serbia, its demographics, institutions and language use. Drawing on the results of the sociolinguistic survey carried out among the Albanian speakers in Belgrade, the paper then analyses use of Albanian and its dependence on the ethnopolitical conflict.

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