<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper initially presents the Serbian legislative framework relevant to the use of minority languages. The ethnolinguistic vitality of the Hungarian-speaking population in Serbia is then analysed, particularly in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. The paper then focuses upon the sociolinguistic survey of Hungarian language use in Belgrade. The emphasis is placed upon the survey responses related to the awareness of language rights among the Hungarian speakers.</p></abstract>

The paper initially presents the Serbian legislative framework relevant to the use of minority languages. The ethnolinguistic vitality of the Hungarian-speaking population in Serbia is then analysed, particularly in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. The paper then focuses upon the sociolinguistic survey of Hungarian language use in Belgrade. The emphasis is placed upon the survey responses related to the awareness of language rights among the Hungarian speakers.

Between the Word of the Law and Practice: a Case of the Hungarian Speakers in Serbia

Philological Faculty Department of Hungarian Language and Literature

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, European and Regional Studies

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The paper initially presents the Serbian legislative framework relevant to the use of minority languages. The ethnolinguistic vitality of the...

Between the Word of the Law and Practice: a Case of the Hungarian Speakers in Serbia

Published Online: Feb 09, 2018

Page range: 125 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auseur-2017-0011

Keywords
language rights, Serbia, Hungarian minority, Vojvodina, Belgrade, sociolinguistic survey

© 2017 Marija Mandić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Between the Word of the Law and Practice: a Case of the Hungarian Speakers in Serbia

Published Online: Feb 09, 2018

Page range: 125 - 143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/auseur-2017-0011

Keywordslanguage rights, Serbia, Hungarian minority, Vojvodina, Belgrade, sociolinguistic survey

© 2017 Marija Mandić et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
language rights, Serbia, Hungarian minority, Vojvodina, Belgrade, sociolinguistic survey