Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania
The following paper analyses the situation of the Csángó dialect spoken in the Romanian region of Moldavia. After a review of the global phenomenon of language death, its causes, and some resources to evaluate language vitality, the study focuses on the Csángó community and its Hungarian dialect. A...
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| description | The following paper analyses the situation of the Csángó dialect spoken in the Romanian region of Moldavia. After a review of the global phenomenon of language death, its causes, and some resources to evaluate language vitality, the study focuses on the Csángó community and its Hungarian dialect. A short description of some fundamental facts about the group, such as ethnicity, religious affiliation, and linguistic background sets the base for an in-depth study of the language situation. In order to achieve that goal, the language was scrutinized according to the nine factors proposed by the UNESCO’s Language Vitality and Endangerment (LVE) framework. The results confirm previous research in the field and show that Csángó is experiencing a decisive and most difficult phase in its history. It is expected, however, that this paper can contribute to create a successful planning to preserve not only Csángó but many other languages and dialects in similar situations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fd20daa5e6e4627bc13c6e791ce86372022-12-22T03:19:10ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghHungarian Cultural Studies2471-965X2016-10-0190728910.5195/ahea.2016.231227Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in RomaniaSiarl Ferdinand0University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidThe following paper analyses the situation of the Csángó dialect spoken in the Romanian region of Moldavia. After a review of the global phenomenon of language death, its causes, and some resources to evaluate language vitality, the study focuses on the Csángó community and its Hungarian dialect. A short description of some fundamental facts about the group, such as ethnicity, religious affiliation, and linguistic background sets the base for an in-depth study of the language situation. In order to achieve that goal, the language was scrutinized according to the nine factors proposed by the UNESCO’s Language Vitality and Endangerment (LVE) framework. The results confirm previous research in the field and show that Csángó is experiencing a decisive and most difficult phase in its history. It is expected, however, that this paper can contribute to create a successful planning to preserve not only Csángó but many other languages and dialects in similar situations.http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/231Csángó, language shift, Romania, Szeklers, Roman Catholics in Romania, Bacău |
| spellingShingle | Siarl Ferdinand Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania Hungarian Cultural Studies Csángó, language shift, Romania, Szeklers, Roman Catholics in Romania, Bacău |
| title | Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania |
| title_full | Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania |
| title_fullStr | Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania |
| title_short | Situation of the Csángó Dialect of Moldavia in Romania |
| title_sort | situation of the csango dialect of moldavia in romania |
| topic | Csángó, language shift, Romania, Szeklers, Roman Catholics in Romania, Bacău |
| url | http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/231 |
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