Is Slovenian Istria Still Bilingual?

This article discusses bilingualism among the Slovenians living in the ethnically mixed territory of Slovenian Istria, where Slovenian and Italian are official languages. Eighty-six Slovenians from this ethnically mixed area were included in the study. The proportion of those declaring themselves bi...

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Main Author: Mojca Kompara
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2015-07-01
Series:Jezikoslovni zapiski
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/jz/article/view/2264
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Summary:This article discusses bilingualism among the Slovenians living in the ethnically mixed territory of Slovenian Istria, where Slovenian and Italian are official languages. Eighty-six Slovenians from this ethnically mixed area were included in the study. The proportion of those declaring themselves bilingual and the results of the survey indicate that the Slovenians in this bilingual region cannot be defined as bilingual because they are not capable of using Italian functionally.
ISSN:0354-0448
1581-1255