An Approach to the Notion of "Linguistic Minority" in the Light of the Identificatory Relation between a Group and Its Minority Language

Autor/in	Viaut, Alain
Titel	An Approach to the Notion of "Linguistic Minority" in the Light of the Identificatory Relation between a Group and Its Minority Language
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 38 (2019) 2, S.169-185 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Viaut, Alain)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2018-0029
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Language Minorities; Correlation; Native Language; Classification; Civil Rights; International Organizations; Language Attitudes; Language Usage; Language Maintenance; Official Languages; Foreign Countries; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Sprachminderheit; Korrelation; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Sprachverhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachpflege; Office language; Amtssprache; Ausland; Europa
Abstract	The notion of "linguistic minority" not only incorporates the concept of group but also serves to define that group. Yet the relation between language and group can be considered in various ways. The primary function of language being that of communication, this will necessarily play a key role in defining the contours of any group whose language is different from neighbouring languages. Regardless of whether a group is established in a territory, for as long as it practises and asserts its language, the identificatory relation between that language and that group, and its consequences, implies different degrees of awareness. Any linguistic minority draws on structures of its own which are perceived as its own. To be able to categorise it, will mean emphasising the identificatory relation between language and group. In contrast concepts such as "minority language" rely primarily upon the territorialised legitimacy of a language or upon its demolinguistic data. This link with the group can reinforce linguistic consciousness with the help of its own structures, support that "minority language" does not necessarily imply. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01