Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties
Abstract This article discusses a case of language competition between two minority languages, Votic and Ingrian. We analyze the sociolinguistic situation in the contact area, and the contact-induced linguistic changes in both languages. Although the two languages had a very similar fate, and the sa...
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crdegruyter:10.1515/ijsl-2013-0023 2023-05-15T18:42:57+02:00 Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties Markus, Elena Rozhanskiy, Fedor 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2013-0023 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijsl-2013-0023/pdf unknown Walter de Gruyter GmbH International Journal of the Sociology of Language volume 2013, issue 221 ISSN 1613-3668 0165-2516 Linguistics and Language Language and Linguistics journal-article 2013 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2013-0023 2022-04-14T05:12:04Z Abstract This article discusses a case of language competition between two minority languages, Votic and Ingrian. We analyze the sociolinguistic situation in the contact area, and the contact-induced linguistic changes in both languages. Although the two languages had a very similar fate, and the same premises for language competition, Ingrian appears to have been more socially prestigious and was for a long period of time gradually replacing Votic. It is shown that the two languages chose different strategies for interaction. The Ingrians preserved their strong identity but transformed their language significantly, and thus achieved an easier understanding with their neighbors. On the other hand, the Votes were unwilling to adapt their language to contact influence, but shifted easily to their neighbors' identity. We suggest distinguishing between two types of volatility: social volatility, which describes the willingness of a nation to shift to a new language and identity; and linguistic volatility, which denotes the readiness of speakers to adopt innovations from a neighboring language. In minority vs. minority competition, the two types of volatility often demonstrate inverse tendencies: high volatility on the linguistic level corresponds to low volatility on the social level, and vice versa. Article in Journal/Newspaper votic De Gruyter (via Crossref) International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2013 221 |
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Abstract This article discusses a case of language competition between two minority languages, Votic and Ingrian. We analyze the sociolinguistic situation in the contact area, and the contact-induced linguistic changes in both languages. Although the two languages had a very similar fate, and the same premises for language competition, Ingrian appears to have been more socially prestigious and was for a long period of time gradually replacing Votic. It is shown that the two languages chose different strategies for interaction. The Ingrians preserved their strong identity but transformed their language significantly, and thus achieved an easier understanding with their neighbors. On the other hand, the Votes were unwilling to adapt their language to contact influence, but shifted easily to their neighbors' identity. We suggest distinguishing between two types of volatility: social volatility, which describes the willingness of a nation to shift to a new language and identity; and linguistic volatility, which denotes the readiness of speakers to adopt innovations from a neighboring language. In minority vs. minority competition, the two types of volatility often demonstrate inverse tendencies: high volatility on the linguistic level corresponds to low volatility on the social level, and vice versa. |
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Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties |
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Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties |
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Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties |
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Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties |
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Correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered Finnic varieties |
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correlation between social and linguistic parameters in modeling language contact: evidence from endangered finnic varieties |
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