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Haak, Esther (2016)

The viability of Evenki and the influence of language policy in the USSR and PRC

Master thesis | Russian and Eurasian Studies (MA)

This thesis is about the viability of the Evenki language in China and Russia, and the influence of the language policies in the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and the PRC (People's Republic of China). Evenks are originally Siberian people, who currently live in China and Russia. During the communist period the use of the language has declined. This thesis compares both language policies and draws conclusions about to what extent both languages policies have influenced the viability of the language in both countries.

Evenki

viability

language policy

Soviet Union

People's Republic of China

Author

Haak, Esther

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Russian and Eurasian Studies

Supervisors

Stapert, Eugenie

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en