Ethnicity, identity, statehood and culture as factors of language development and language policy: theoretical context

Abstract

The article is devoted to analyzing the relationship between language and language policy, on one hand, and ethnicity, identity, statehood and culture, on the other hand. On this basis, the author expanded theoretical understanding of the issues of language and politics, language in politics and politics in language, and thus the problem of relationship between language and politics. It was argued that the relationship studied is always multifaceted and almost never is subjected to one-vector systematization, since language is politicized very often. In general, it was stated that the official means of communication, which have historically been and still remain national or ethnic languages, are characterized by both advantages and disadvantages. However, language is inextricably linked to culture, ethnicity and identity, and the latter ones are linked to the economy. Therefore, language is not only a means of communication and an element of culture, but also a socio-political tool.