20.500.12556/DiRROS-27479 The role of collective identity and its relation to language in ethnolinguistic vitality a study of collateral language communities in Poland Vloga kolektivne identitete in njen odnos do jezika v etnolingvistični vitalnosti Ethnolinguistic vitality (ELV) studies have long explored the functioning of minority communities, emphasizing the role of language and collective identity as key unifying factors. Since 2021, an ELV study in Poland has focused on collateral language communities – autochthonous groups linked to specific territories, whose languages are closely related to the dominant national language and often misclassified as dialects. These communities are typically unrecognized, and their group distinctiveness is frequently questioned. To assess their internal cohesion, a latent variable – Collective Identity – was developed within the ELV framework. This allows for evaluating whether such communities, often viewed as regional rather than ethnic groups, exhibit shared features and a sense of collective belonging. The findings indicate that collateral language communities form distinctive entities, characterized by shared language and cultural values, thus challenging assumptions about their peripheral or non-ethnic status. Delovanje manjšinskih skupnosti je že dolgo v središču raziskav etnolingvistične vitalnosti (ELV), ki med ključne povezovalne dejavnike uvršča predvsem vlogo jezika in kolektivne identitete. Poljska študija o ELV se od leta 2021 osredotoča na t. i. sorodne jezikovne skupnosti – avtohtone skupine v določenih delih države, katerih jeziki so tesno povezani z dominantnim nacionalnim jezikom in so pogosto zmotno obravnavani kot narečja. Te skupine večinoma ne uživajo uradnega priznanja, njihova skupnostna identiteta pa je pogosto predmet dvoma. Za oceno njihove notranje povezanosti je bila v okviru ELV razvita latentna spremenljivka – kolektivna identiteta –, s katero presojamo, ali takšne skupnosti, ki jih pogosto označujejo kot regionalne in ne etnične, izražajo skupne značilnosti ter občutek kolektivne pripadnosti. Ugotovitve kažejo, da sorodne jezikovne skupnosti tvorijo posebne entitete, za katere so značilni skupni jezik in kulturne vrednote, kar postavlja pod vprašaj prevladujoče predstave o njihovem perifernem oziroma neetničnem statusu. ethnolinguistic vitality collateral languages collective identity latent variable Poland etnolingvistična vitalnost sorodni jeziki kolektivna identiteta latentna spremenljivka Poljska true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-02-09 12:57:19 2026-02-09 12:57:19 2026-02-27 03:58:30 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 str. 117-138 No. 95 dec. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-12-01 81'27 0354-0286 10.2478/tdjes-2025-0014 267662595 https://reference-global.com/article/10.2478/tdjes-2025-0014 1 7d0dbbd4-05ae-11f1-88c7-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40222 The_Role_of_Collective_Identity_and_Its_Relation_to_Language_in_Ethnolinguistic_Vitality_A_Study_of_.pdf The_Role_of_Collective_Identity_and_Its_Relation_to_Language_in_Ethnolinguistic_Vitality_A_Study_of_.pdf 1 3797A1DD0A428A5E54C4F3282E396F86 e7844642d25b96a34dafbe1334c6b175f98cc4bf9d7335f999ba107ca0f05687 12443569-12eb-11f1-9cb0-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=40925 Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja Razprave in gradivo 0 0 0