Papers by Armenui Minasyan-Bareid
International journal of environmental and science education, 2016
This paper investigates the case of diglossia in Shetland, northern Scotland: the use of dialect ... more This paper investigates the case of diglossia in Shetland, northern Scotland: the use of dialect and its implementation in pre-school and school educational curriculum. In particular, this article is aimed at revealing methodology and educational programs used in teaching the dialect in order to protect the local language traditions. The article examines teaching materials used in pre-school and school curricula in Shetland to establish in what ways teaching dialect is carried out and what methods are used to involve children most effectively in the dialect learning process. The current article is based on the research project carried out on the territory of the Shetland Islands, therefore, all the data and materials used are authentic and up-to-date. The results of the research presented in the article argue that while in some areas of the British Isles dialects are dying out, the local citizens of the Shetland Islands have found a way to protect and spread their local language var...
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The abstract dwells upon the mechanisms of language policy change in concern with national identi... more The abstract dwells upon the mechanisms of language policy change in concern with national identity feeling as used in the pursuit of political dominance. Every day some languages are dying out, others are spreading its influence around. To believe that it's a natural development of a language is absurd because the decision on a language destiny (to develop or go extinct) is determined by the political, economic and social conjunctions of an area. On the one hand, historically comes that political dominance moves forward and shapes the phenomenon of lingua franca. The English language, alike as the Russian (or Spanish and others), achieved the status of a lingua franca 'colonising' regions around. Language 'colonisation' process mainly consisted of implementation of the language of the dominating party into the conquered region and, thus diminishing the significance of the local language. As soon as the local language is given the second or third priority, this serves a sign that the local population is ready to be overtaken by another culture. Such political tricks were used by Great Britain, later the United States of America in the XX c., Soviet Union, Spain, France, etc. On the other hand, local languages or language varieties (and other social conjunctions, such as national identity) are used today (usually by the side of the opposition) to bring about changes in the political situation and people's mentality. Many regions today are striving to revive their languages realizing the significance of their culture and national unity which might be well manipulated for the political reasons. The significant role that political and social conjunctions are playing in shaping the language policy and national identity around the world, unfortunately, is very often underestimated.
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This paper investigates the case of diglossia in Shetland, northern Scotland: the use of dialect ... more This paper investigates the case of diglossia in Shetland, northern Scotland: the use of dialect and its implementation in pre-school and school educational curriculum. In particular, this article is aimed at revealing methodology and educational programs used in teaching the dialect in order to protect the local language traditions. The article examines teaching materials used in pre-school and school curricula in Shetland to establish in what ways teaching dialect is carried out and what methods are used to involve children most effectively in the dialect learning process. The current article is based on the research project carried out on the territory of the Shetland Islands, therefore, all the data and materials used are authentic and up-to-date. The results of the research presented in the article argue that while in some areas of the British Isles dialects are dying out, the local citizens of the Shetland Islands have found a way to protect and spread their local language variety. Moreover, the Shetland language case study demonstrates that the Shetland dialect implementation in pre-school and school curricula has, first of all, proved the bottom-up management effective and, secondly, revival and standardization of a local variety possible.
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Типология языковых ситуаций в современном мире, 2013
Основной целью написания коллективной монографии является комплексное изучение языковой ситуации ... more Основной целью написания коллективной монографии является комплексное изучение языковой ситуации и языковой политики как в России, так и в современном мире. Ведь в каждой стране встает вопрос о сосуществовании различных форм того или иного языка и их взаимодействии с другими языками во всех сферах жизни. Особо следует остановиться на языковой политике, которая является одним из важных факторов, формирующих языковую ситуацию.
Если государство не будет вести целенаправленную политику в отношении поддержки исчезающих языков, то темпы исчезновения языков сохранятся, и через сто лет 90% языков мира будут утрачены безвозвратно.
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Если государство не будет вести целенаправленную политику в отношении поддержки исчезающих языков, то темпы исчезновения языков сохранятся, и через сто лет 90% языков мира будут утрачены безвозвратно.
Если государство не будет вести целенаправленную политику в отношении поддержки исчезающих языков, то темпы исчезновения языков сохранятся, и через сто лет 90% языков мира будут утрачены безвозвратно.