Session
Language and Culture
Description
Our state is going through a language revolution, namely new languages are trying to find their path into use after this stated being redefined as multiethnic after the conflict. This paper aims to look at some issues concerning putting in use the languages, besides the Macedonian one. Before some years, by Government decision, two institutions were formed for this purpose: Language Implementation Agency of RNM and Inspectorate for the Use of Languages, whose purpose is to implement and inspect the use of the languages according to the language law. This paper outlines the language composition of the Republic of North Macedonia and briefly elaborates the Law on the Language that is spoken by at least 20% of the Citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Law on the Inspectorate for the Use of Languages. Another interesting issue, which is also the core of this research paper, is the desk-research done concerning the use of languages, based on the data on website translations, which are expressed statistically. And the last part of this research paper covers the future potential challenges that lay ahead of the implementation of these minority languages in North Macedonia.
Keywords:
Language, agency, implementation, inspectorate, translation, law.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-47-5
First Page
1
Last Page
13
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.363
Recommended Citation
Ibrahimi, Agim, "Multilingualism, a Challenge for Macedonian Institutions" (2021). UBT International Conference. 381.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2021UBTIC/all-events/381
Multilingualism, a Challenge for Macedonian Institutions
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Our state is going through a language revolution, namely new languages are trying to find their path into use after this stated being redefined as multiethnic after the conflict. This paper aims to look at some issues concerning putting in use the languages, besides the Macedonian one. Before some years, by Government decision, two institutions were formed for this purpose: Language Implementation Agency of RNM and Inspectorate for the Use of Languages, whose purpose is to implement and inspect the use of the languages according to the language law. This paper outlines the language composition of the Republic of North Macedonia and briefly elaborates the Law on the Language that is spoken by at least 20% of the Citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Law on the Inspectorate for the Use of Languages. Another interesting issue, which is also the core of this research paper, is the desk-research done concerning the use of languages, based on the data on website translations, which are expressed statistically. And the last part of this research paper covers the future potential challenges that lay ahead of the implementation of these minority languages in North Macedonia.