Imperialism without prestige: The Russian language, chronotope, and the paradoxes of linguistic decolonization in Lithuania
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DOI: 10.1111/jola.70004
Abstract: While in postcolonial contexts the language of the former imperial power is often associated with modernity and prestige, in Lithuania, which has a history of Russian domination, the Russian language indexes backwardness and vulgarity. In… read more here.
Keywords: without prestige; language; imperialism without; russian language ... See more keywords