TY - JOUR
KW - In 2018
KW - Livonian
KW - but their quality should be improved. Though the Latvian State Language Law states that Livonian and Latvian names can be used together on the Livonian Coast
KW - especially Livonian language
KW - intangible heritage
KW - language documentation
KW - language environment
KW - linguistic landscape
KW - no official bilingual signs exist. Tourism business operators rarely use Livonian heritage in their offerings. Community organisations have been more active in this regard. At their events
KW - on the Livonian Coast. Currently
KW - one can become acquainted with the cultural heritage of this region and hear Livonian
KW - the Livonian cultural space was added to the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
KW - this territory is not visually demarcated and is divided among three local governments. This split also can be seen in the display of information. Signs and displays use Livonian
AU - Baiba Suvcane
AU - Valts Ernstreits
AB - In 2018, the Livonian cultural space was added to the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, a step towards inclusion in the corresponding UNESCO list. This article seeks to document the present state of Livonian intangible cultural heritage, especially Livonian language, on the Livonian Coast. Currently, this territory is not visually demarcated and is divided among three local governments. This split also can be seen in the display of information. Signs and displays use Livonian, but their quality should be improved. Though the Latvian State Language Law states that Livonian and Latvian names can be used together on the Livonian Coast, no official bilingual signs exist. Tourism business operators rarely use Livonian heritage in their offerings. Community organisations have been more active in this regard. At their events, one can become acquainted with the cultural heritage of this region and hear Livonian.
BT - EESTI Ja Soome-Ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri-Journal Of Estonian And Finno-Ugric Linguistics
DO - 10.12697/jeful.2018.9.2.05
LA - English
M1 - 2
N1 - Publisher: University of Tartu Press
N2 - In 2018, the Livonian cultural space was added to the Latvian National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, a step towards inclusion in the corresponding UNESCO list. This article seeks to document the present state of Livonian intangible cultural heritage, especially Livonian language, on the Livonian Coast. Currently, this territory is not visually demarcated and is divided among three local governments. This split also can be seen in the display of information. Signs and displays use Livonian, but their quality should be improved. Though the Latvian State Language Law states that Livonian and Latvian names can be used together on the Livonian Coast, no official bilingual signs exist. Tourism business operators rarely use Livonian heritage in their offerings. Community organisations have been more active in this regard. At their events, one can become acquainted with the cultural heritage of this region and hear Livonian.
PY - 2018
SP - 109
EP - 128
T2 - EESTI Ja Soome-Ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri-Journal Of Estonian And Finno-Ugric Linguistics
TI - Chasing Livonian heritage on the Livonian Coast
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121376410&doi=10.12697%2fjeful.2018.9.2.05&partnerID=40&md5=f04085bc078712fd3d240039c3a8f4e0
VL - 9
SN - 17368987 (ISSN)
ER -