Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: European and Regional Studies (Dec 2017)

Between the Word of the Law and Practice: a Case of the Hungarian Speakers in Serbia

  • Mandić Marija,
  • Simonović Sandra Buljanović

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/auseur-2017-0011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 125 – 143

Abstract

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The paper initially presents the Serbian legislative framework relevant to the use of minority languages. The ethnolinguistic vitality of the Hungarian-speaking population in Serbia is then analysed, particularly in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. The paper then focuses upon the sociolinguistic survey of Hungarian language use in Belgrade. The emphasis is placed upon the survey responses related to the awareness of language rights among the Hungarian speakers.

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