Slovenian Toporišič, Jože; Reindl, Donald F.
Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire,
2010, Letnik:
88, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Odprti dostop
Toporišič Jože, Reindl Donald F. Slovenian. In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 88, fasc. 3, 2010. Langues et littératures modernes. pp. 897-920.
The historical development of Slovene is discussed to provide background information regarding the language situation in contemporary Slovenia. An analysis of Slovene independence illustrates the ...importance attributed to the notion of a Slovene literary language. Issues concerning the language situation in Slovenia include the desire to make Slovene the language of business in Slovenia, the prevalence of non-Slovene business names, the development of English as the language of pedagogical instruction, the desire of Slovenes to become bilingual, & the use of Slovene vocabulary in specialized disciplines. In addition, Italy, Hungary, & Austria have refused to grant Slovene communities complete language rights. Although the inundation of Bosnian refugees into Slovenia has caused financial & ethnic difficulties, it is concluded that Slovenia functions as a cultural melting pot in which multiple ethnic groups accept Slovene as their sovereign language. 1 Table, 80 References. Adapted from the source document.
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