Borderlanguage: Language Policy, Ideology and Identity in Ukraine
Journal: The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University)
Year: 2010

Language and identity are inextricably intertwined, and language policy directly impacts people's lives for more than just communication. In Ukraine, after nearly a century of widely varying linguistic policies and customs, Ukrainian was declared the sole official language in 1991. Almost two decades later, language issues remain critical in politics, perhaps because of the link between language and identity, and complicated by linguistic ideology. In part because of its early history, Ukrainian