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The Prestige and Decline of the Official (State) Language in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Fifteenth–Sixteenth Century): Problems in Belarusian Historiography

In: Lithuanian Historical Studies
Author:
Artūras Dubonis
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Online Publication Date:
20 Feb 2016
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The status of the Ruthenian language and use of Lithuanian in public life in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (henceforth GDL) remains one of the most hotly debated topics in Lithuanian historiography. In this article, the use of Ruthenian (early Belarusian) is analysed as the official (‘state’) language of the GDL, as it is presented in the latest works by Belarusian and Polish researchers and Lithuanian language studies researchers. This analysis looks at the problems that arise when examining the flexible and extraordinarily dynamic use and interrelation of languages in the GDL in the 15th–16th centuries, which changed every few decades and was based more on customs and traditions than laws.

Title:
The Prestige and Decline of the Official (State) Language in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Fifteenth–Sixteenth Century): Problems in Belarusian Historiography
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30965/25386565-02001002
Language:
English
Pages:
1–30
In:
Lithuanian Historical Studies
In:
Volume 20: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill | Schöningh
E-ISSN:
2538-6565
Print ISSN:
1392-2343
Subjects:
General, History

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