Support, resistance and pragmatism : an examination of motivation in language policy in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Support, resistance and pragmatism : an examination of motivation in language policy in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Serie Stockholms Universitet
Författare
Förlag Almqvist & Wiksell Internation
GenreSpråk (inkl. lexikon, parlörer och ordböcker)
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
Vikt712 gr
Utgiven2007-05-22
SABF
ISBN 9789189315709
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The Ukrainian society has gone through vast changes since independence in 1991 and in this thesis some of these social changes are discussed through the prism of language policy. The main topic of the study is language policy (conceptualised as language practices, language beliefs, and language management) in the eastern Ukrainian city Kharkiv. This topic is examined within a framework focusing on motivation, allowing for a study of how people in Kharkiv describe, explain and rationalise language policy in the context of change in society.