Open AccessImmigration Discourse and the Prospects of Russian Language in Lithuania
Author(s) -
Alla Likhachiova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
slavistica vilnensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2424-6115
pISSN - 2351-6895
DOI - 10.15388/slavviln.2019.64(2).26
Subject(s) - lithuanian , immigration , emigration , sociolinguistics , political science , russian language , perspective (graphical) , russian federation , adaptation (eye) , sociology , linguistics , psychology , law , regional science , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science
In contrast to the ongoing emigration, immigration to Lithuania cannot be called intensive, and this topic as a whole remains on the periphery of public and academic attention. This article offers a description of the situation of immigration from the perspective of sociolinguistics. In particular, an analysis of the discourse of today’s Russian-speaking immigration to Lithuania reveals the linguistic attitudes of immigrants with a native Russian language or their own, their adaptation strategies, family language planning, and, ultimately, makes it possible to formulate general conclusions about the prospects of preserving / not preserving Russian-speaking community in the host country.The paper summarizes interview materials with immigrants from Russia and some post-Soviet countries posted on the Lithuanian Internet, as well as recorded during this study.