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Closely Related Languages in Contact: Czech, Slovak, "Czechoslovak"

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2007

Abstract

This article deals with the current linguistic and communicative relations between Czech and Slovak. In the contact environment, it is not unusual for a particular speaker to alternate between Czech and Slovak.

The occurrence of the natural category ''Czechoslovak??in spontaneous discourse may be considered a manifestation of language management oriented toward such language behavior. This article examines the way in which this category, known throughout the history of Czech-Slovak language relations, is used in communication today.