LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE AND THE MONOLITHIC NATURE OF THE EU

Abstract

Multilingualism is one of the EU's integrity cornerstones. However, language policy is a matter for each Member State to seek to meet the EU's multilingualism requirements and to ensure the integration of its own society. The purpose of the article is to substantiate that effective communications based on multilingualism development contribute to strengthening the monolithic nature of European states unification within the EU structure. The system of generalized indices, cluster and factor analyses made it possible to prove that the higher the level of the linguistic landscape is, i.e., the higher the level of multilingualism, the higher the level of monolithic nature of the unification. In this article the factors that contribute to the development of the EU Member States linguistic landscape have been identified.

Keywords

• linguistic landscape index
• multilingualism
• the EU integration
• centripetal forces

AB’nin Dilbilimsel Manzarası ve Yekpare Doğası

Abstract

Çokdillilik AB’nin bütünlük köşe taşlarından birisidir. Buna karşılık dil politikası her üye devletin AB’nin çokdillilik taleplerini karşılaması ve onları kendi toplumuyla bütünleşmesini sağlaması bakımından önem taşır. Bu makalenin amacı çokdillilik gelişimine dayalı etkin iletişimlerin yekpare doğası olan Avrupa devletlerinin AB yapısı altında birleşmelerinin güçlenmesine katkıda bulunmaktır. Genelleştirilmiş gösterge, küme ve faktör analizi sistemi dilbilimsel manzara ne kadar yüksek düzeyde olursa, yani çokdillilik yüksek düzeyde olursa, birleşmenin yekpare doğasının daha yüksek düzeyde olacağını kanıtlamayı mümkün kılmaktadır. Bu makalede AB üye devletlerinin dilbilimsel manzarasının gelişimine katkıda bulunan faktörler tanımlanmaktadır.

Keywords

• dilbilimsel manzara indeksi
• çokdillilik
• AB bütünleşmesi
• merkezci güçler

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