Publication Date

2019

Journal or Book Title

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication

Abstract

The study explores educational meetings that have a goal of promoting the Belarusian language and providing a platform for people who want to interact in this language. These meetings are not like any traditional language courses; they are rather a public discussion space for a community of people who speak Belarusian, try to speak this language, or are interested in it. Findings demonstrate how the identity of a Belarusian-speaking Belarusian is interactionally constructed and speaking Belarusian is framed in relation to identity formation and language ideology.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2019.1575453

Volume

12

Special Issue

Stretching the Boundaries of International and Intercultural

Issue

2

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UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

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