The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language
According to the Serbian Constitution, aligned laws, and international conventions, the Romani language, along with other minority languages in Serbia, is guaranteed minority linguistic rights. However, Romani continues to be stigmatized and marginalized, resulting in its infrequent public...
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| description | According to the Serbian Constitution, aligned laws, and international
conventions, the Romani language, along with other minority languages in
Serbia, is guaranteed minority linguistic rights. However, Romani continues
to be stigmatized and marginalized, resulting in its infrequent public usage
and a decreasing intergenerational transmission of the language. The
objective of this study is to emphasize the significance of Romani in the
public sphere of Serbia. By examining the use of this language in public
spaces, it is possible to ascertain its status, usage, and simultaneously
identify its vitality or vulnerability. Based on a search by domain of the
use of the Romani language, the paper comments on the use of the Romani
language at the top-down level - the level of usage guaranteed by
institutions and public and local policies, the advantages and disadvantages
of its use, and the violation of language rights. In addition, the analysis
also includes the bottom-up level of the usage of Romani, which is based on
field research and the documentation of the use of the written Romani on
sacred monuments and tombstones, initiated by individuals and/or locally
organised groups, which indicate its symbolic function within the public
space. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd8087baffb04feea67d3935c338194f2024-04-10T10:15:25ZengInstitute for Balkan Studies SASABalcanica0350-76532406-08012023-01-01202354216310.2298/BALC2354021C0350-76532354021CThe Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority languageĆirković Svetlana0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8757-2340Institute for Balkan Studies, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Belgrade, SerbiaAccording to the Serbian Constitution, aligned laws, and international conventions, the Romani language, along with other minority languages in Serbia, is guaranteed minority linguistic rights. However, Romani continues to be stigmatized and marginalized, resulting in its infrequent public usage and a decreasing intergenerational transmission of the language. The objective of this study is to emphasize the significance of Romani in the public sphere of Serbia. By examining the use of this language in public spaces, it is possible to ascertain its status, usage, and simultaneously identify its vitality or vulnerability. Based on a search by domain of the use of the Romani language, the paper comments on the use of the Romani language at the top-down level - the level of usage guaranteed by institutions and public and local policies, the advantages and disadvantages of its use, and the violation of language rights. In addition, the analysis also includes the bottom-up level of the usage of Romani, which is based on field research and the documentation of the use of the written Romani on sacred monuments and tombstones, initiated by individuals and/or locally organised groups, which indicate its symbolic function within the public space.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2023/0350-76532354021C.pdflinguistic landscaperomani languageofficial language usepublic spacetombstonesserbia |
| spellingShingle | Ćirković Svetlana The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language Balcanica linguistic landscape romani language official language use public space tombstones serbia |
| title | The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language |
| title_full | The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language |
| title_fullStr | The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language |
| title_short | The Romani language in the linguistic landscape of Serbia a (non)visible minority language |
| title_sort | romani language in the linguistic landscape of serbia a non visible minority language |
| topic | linguistic landscape romani language official language use public space tombstones serbia |
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