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Language And Identity During Language Shift: The Case Of The Republic Of Karelia After 2018

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  • Mariia Lapina

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

  • Daria Oleinik

    (National Research University Higher School of Economics)

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This study focuses on the relationship between language and identity in the Republic of Karelia in recent years. There are several indigenous peoples living in Karelia whose languages are in the process of a language shift. According to the 2010 Russian census, Karelians and Veps are minority populations of Karelia, while the Karelian and Vepsian languages are native to even smaller populations. This language situation has developed because of the Soviet policy of assimilation and Russification, and because of the linguistic diversity of the region. Residents of Karelia express different opinions about the languages of Karelia, note the invisibility of the Karelian and Vepsian languages, and worry about their status. In the context of language shift, the main concern for people is the preservation of a culture that is unconditionally associated with languages and ethnicities.

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  • Mariia Lapina & Daria Oleinik, 2022. "Language And Identity During Language Shift: The Case Of The Republic Of Karelia After 2018," HSE Working papers WP BRP 112/LNG/2022, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hig:wpaper:112/lng/2022
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    identity; ethnicity; language shift; language;
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