Abstract:
The problem of preserving and protecting the native language today is relevant in a multinational and polyconfessional state in today’s era of globalisation and European economic integration. The purpose of the article is to examine the internal destruction of the linking function of a single official language, to analyze the discriminatory status of the Spanish language in modern Spain, to predict the consequences of such a language policy and to carry out a comparative analysis of the language situation in Spain and Russia.
The object of the study is the Spanish language as the official language of the Kingdom of Spain and its role, significance and functions in the regions of the country, reflecting the political processes of recent decades. Comparative, historical and typological approaches are used, as well as the methods of observation, analysis and modeling. The author investigates the causes of the linguistic inequality in Spain and states the negative consequences of the language policy pursued by the government. Practical recommendations have been developed to overcome the current problems in the country’s language policy, based on the example of Russia.
Keywords: language policy, language situation, linguistic inequality, modern Spain, discrimination, ecolinguistic approach, Spanish, state language, official languages, Russian language and language policy of Russia.
For citation:
Guzmán Tirado R. Ecolinguistic Approach to Overcoming the Linguistic Inequality in Spain (by the Еxample of the Language Situation in Russia). Current Issues in Philology and Pedagogical Linguistics. 2023, no 3, pp. 207–220. https://doi.org/10.29025/2079-6021-2023-3-207-220 (In Russ.).
Bionote:
R. Guzmán Tirado
University of Granada;
Calle Periodista Rafael Gómez Montero, Granada, Spain, 18010;
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4615-6436; Scopus Author ID: 57192396442;
Researcher ID: L-3601-2017;
e-mail: rguzman@ugr.es
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