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ERIC ED433693: On the Right To Use the Language of One's Choice in ... |
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The text of a November 1995 Slovak Republic law |
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concerning language use in that country is translated and |
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analyzed from the perspective of a recent Linguistic |
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Society of America (LSA) statement on language rights |
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stating that speakers be allowed to express themselves, |
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publicly or privately, in the language of their choice. |
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The law provides that the official language be the Slovak |
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language, but does not legislate use of the languages of |
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national minorities. However, it imposes relatively |
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severe fines for non-use of the official language. The |
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law is criticized for assuming that compulsion, not |
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attraction, is the best way of spreading official |
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language use. It also specifically limits minority |
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language use in certain public contexts. The law is found |
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to be discriminatory and in contradiction with stated LSA |
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principles of language rights. (MSE) |
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Date Published: 2015-12-30 08:53:45 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED433693 |
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Item Size: 12057211 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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