“Prague Accent” on Radio Liberty: Language Issues

https://palityka.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Lastouski_A.jpgPolitical Sphere researcher Aliaksei Lastouski took part in the program “Prague Accent” on Radio Liberty, where issues of Belarusians’ choice of native language and language practices were discussed.

Why do Belarusians not speak Belarusian even at home?

Who does speak Belarusian after all?

To what extent is language a component of national identity?

Can people have two native languages?

These questions are discussed on “Prague Accent” by philosopher Valiantsin Akudovich, sociologist Aliaksei Lastouski and cultural scholar Yuliya Charniavskaya.

Full transcript of the program (http://www.svaboda.org/content/transcript/24610716.html)