Post-Soviet Language Policy and the Language Utilization Patterns of Kyivan Youth

Examines the impact of language policy in Ukraine on language utilization patterns of school children in Kyiv. Using quantitative data from student responses to a questionnaire focusing on subject background, native and home language, including reported usage of interactive and interpretive language...

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Published in:Language policy 2002-01, Vol.1 (3), p.237-260
Main Author: Marshall, Camelot Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Educational Policy
Elementary School Students
Elementary Secondary Education
Government
Language Maintenance
Language Patterns
Language policy
Language Shift
Language Usage
Post-Soviet studies
Postcommunist societies
Public Policy
Questionnaires
Responses
Russian
Russian language
Secondary School Students
Sociolinguistics
Students
Ukrainian language
Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Summary:Examines the impact of language policy in Ukraine on language utilization patterns of school children in Kyiv. Using quantitative data from student responses to a questionnaire focusing on subject background, native and home language, including reported usage of interactive and interpretive language, examines the extent to which language shift or maintenance occurs in students' language use within and across specified contexts. (Author/VWL)
ISSN:1568-4555
1573-1863
DOI:10.1023/A:1021176314031