Factors Contributing to Language Shift in Pridnestrovie

Student: Tulum Andrei

Educational Programme: Language Policy in the Context of Ethnocultural Diversity (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2021

The study is devoted to the features of the language situation in Pridnestrovie. Although three languages, Moldovan, Russian and Ukrainian are official in the republic, Russian actually predominates, which results in language shift. The research looks at the factors that contribute to this process.

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