OPINIONS ABOUT THE DIALECT OF THE HUNGARIAN SPEAKING INFORMANTS LIVING IN VOJVODINA

Abstract

The study was conducted among the Hungarian speaking adults and school-children. It presents the points of contact of the attitude research and also its connections. Furthermore, it elaborates on clarifying the theoretical concept of the language attitude research, as well as presenting the sociolinguistical approaches which help children define their settlements’ dialect and also state their opinions about the dialect’s stigma and use.

This study is part of the European dialect research, it can be the continuation of other nations in Vojvodina and their dialect’s sociolinguistical assessment, the comparison of the received results.