2 Internal migration and language maintenance in Moscow
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Yuri Koryakov
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the linguistic aspects of the internal migration to Moscow from other regions of the Russian Federation. We explore the functions of languages other than Russian in the Moscow region and identify factors of language vitality in urban settings. We also compare the situation in the Moscow region with the general linguistic situation in particular regions of Russia. The main source of the data on functions and evaluation of minor languages was a collected corpus of sociolinguistic interviews of bilingual and multilingual Russian citizens residing in Moscow for a long time or permanently.
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the linguistic aspects of the internal migration to Moscow from other regions of the Russian Federation. We explore the functions of languages other than Russian in the Moscow region and identify factors of language vitality in urban settings. We also compare the situation in the Moscow region with the general linguistic situation in particular regions of Russia. The main source of the data on functions and evaluation of minor languages was a collected corpus of sociolinguistic interviews of bilingual and multilingual Russian citizens residing in Moscow for a long time or permanently.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of figures VII
- List of tables IX
- List of maps XI
- Introduction 1
- 1 Language policy dynamics in metropolitan Moscow, education and linguistic landscape 7
- 2 Internal migration and language maintenance in Moscow 25
- 3 Multidirectional initiatives in micro-level language planning: Educational projects for migrants in Moscow 47
- 4 Language practices at the micro-level: The case of a multicultural school in Moscow 67
- 5 Narratives of linguistic adaptation: Values of multilingual Moscow residents 87
- 6 Family language policy in the Circassian community in Moscow 117
- 7 The Mari community of Moscow: Ethnic language maintenance in urban settings 133
- 8 Russian Germans as an ethno-linguistic community: Historical development and current state of the youth age group in Moscow 155
- 9 Concluding remarks and the future of the Languages of Moscow 173
- Index 183
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- List of figures VII
- List of tables IX
- List of maps XI
- Introduction 1
- 1 Language policy dynamics in metropolitan Moscow, education and linguistic landscape 7
- 2 Internal migration and language maintenance in Moscow 25
- 3 Multidirectional initiatives in micro-level language planning: Educational projects for migrants in Moscow 47
- 4 Language practices at the micro-level: The case of a multicultural school in Moscow 67
- 5 Narratives of linguistic adaptation: Values of multilingual Moscow residents 87
- 6 Family language policy in the Circassian community in Moscow 117
- 7 The Mari community of Moscow: Ethnic language maintenance in urban settings 133
- 8 Russian Germans as an ethno-linguistic community: Historical development and current state of the youth age group in Moscow 155
- 9 Concluding remarks and the future of the Languages of Moscow 173
- Index 183
