343 KB0 KB199020252021Naceva, Ivanaštevilka:87str. 151-171ISSN:0354-0286DOI:10.36144/RiG87.dec21.151-171COBISSID:92449539URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-THEZ423Ssl= Institute for Ethnic StudiesInštitut za narodnostna vprašanjaRazprave in gradivo - Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja (1990)ethnic identityetnična identitetaidentitetaidentityimigrantiimmigrantsjeziklanguageNorth MacedoniaSeverna MakedonijaSlovenciSlovenesVloga jezika pri ohranjanju etnične identitete med slovenskimi priseljenci v Severni Makedoniji|The purpose of the article is to explore the role that language has in preserving the ethnic identity among first-, second- and third-generation Slovene immigrants in North Macedonia. The main focus is on the ways they perceive their ethnic identity in relation to language maintenance and how their attitudes are reflected in the actual use. In terms of methodology, the article relies on the analysis and interpretation of the survey and semi-structured interviews held with representatives of all three generations living in North Macedonia. The research was based on the assumption that language is perceived differently among members of the first generation compared to the members of the second and third generations and that language is a key factor in preserving the Slovene community in North Macedonia. We confirmed that knowledge and use of the Slovene language is more important to the first group and less to the second group, since they use it less and only in certain circumstances. The thesis that language is of key importance for preserving the Slovene community was not provedV članku se osredotočamo na vlogo jezika pri ohranjanju etnične identitete med slovenskimi priseljenci prve, druge in tretje generacije v Severni Makedoniji. Poskušali smo ugotoviti, na kakšen način zaznavajo svojo etnično identiteto v povezavi z jezikom in kako se odnos do slovenskega jezika odraža v dejanski rabi. Metodološko tekst temelji na analizi in interpretaciji anketne raziskave in polstrukturiranih intervjujev s predstavniki vseh treh generacij pripadnikov slovenske skupnosti v Severni Makedoniji. Pri raziskovanju smo izhajali iz predpostavke, da se vloga jezika med pripadniki prve generacije bistveno razlikuje od njegove vloge med pripadniki druge in tretje generacije ter da je jezik ključni dejavnik pri ohranjanju slovenske skupnosti v Severni Makedoniji. Podatki raziskave so potrdili tezo, da ima slovenski jezik večji pomen pri ohranjanju etnične identitete med slovenskimi priseljenci prve generacije kot med slovenskimi priseljenci druge in tretje generacije. Teza, da je jezik ključnega pomena pri združevanju in ohranjanju slovenske skupnosti, pa se je izkazala za nepotrjenoTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaInštitut za narodnostna vprašanja