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No 31	Language and Ethnic Identity of the Kashubes
Publication (Journal)	Europa Ethnica 50 nos. 1-2 (1993): 77-88
Published in	Austria, 1993
Language	English
Abstract	The relationship between language and ethnic identity of the Kashubes, an "ethnolect" within Poland, is examined. The sociocultural context that influences the Kashubes' views of their language as a distinguishing component of their ethnic identity is described. A random sample of Kashubes (N = 458) were interviewed, revealing a variety of attitudes toward their ethnicity and language. The elderly tended to preserve Kashubian to the greatest degree, whereas younger people often saw Kashubian as an undesirable vestige of a country-folk tradition. Socialization within the family does not generally aim at the internalization of Kashubian. Recent political developments and a rising sense of cultural awareness have led to a new awareness of Kashubian that may work to preserve the culture.
Availability	Szabo Ervin Library, Budapest
Discipline(s)	social linguistics , political sociology
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