Identity in Interaction: Language Practices and Attitudes of the Newest Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada
Journal: East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Year: 2018

The present study focuses on processes and transformations in language practices and attitudes in the newest wave of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada, notably following the 2014 Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine. Specifically, multilingual language practices in social media and in off-line environments (Ukrainian, Russian, English), participants’ beliefs about language(s), and participants’ views about the language question are analyzed. The analysis also relates the speakers’ practices and belie