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Publication details [#44349]

Yagmur, Kutlay and Sjaak Kroon. 2006. Objective and Subjective Data on Altai and Kazakh Ethnolinguistic Vitality in the Russian Federation Republic of Altai. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 27 (3) : 241–258.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

ethnolinguistics | language dominance | language revival | language vitality

Language as a subject

Altaic | Kazakh | Russian

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper discusses the ethnolinguistic vitality of Altai and Kazakh in the Russian Federation Republic of Altai. In spite of the long-lasting Russification process and Russian dominance, there are indications that Altai vitality is high, offering opportunities for further growth.