Ethnolinguistic vitality of the Bashkort language

Title of the Bachelor thesis: Ethnolinguistic Vitality of the Bashkort Language Abstract: This bachelor thesis examines the problems that the Bashkort language faces in present-day Bashkortostan and estimates ethnolinguistic vitality of the Bashkort language. The Bashkort language vitality is estimated as vulnerable and it is topical to find the problematic moments and give solutions to revive and maintain the language. The research is based on Language Vitality Theory formulated by Giles, Bourhis and Taylor in 1977. To measure the subjective ethnolinguistic vitality I used Subjective Vitality Questionnaire created by Bourhis, Giles and Rosenthal, 1981. The research was held among 63 Bashkort respondents in Bashkortostan in February 2012. The results show that although the Bashkort people estimate Bashkort vitality lower than Russian vitality, the Bashkort are very proud of their history and culture and estimate these aspects much higher than the Russian's. Thus potential for revitalization is exists and a lot will depend on correct policy and willingness of people to maintain Bashkort. Key words: Language Vitality Theory, objective vitality, subjective vitality, titular nationalit