national populism and slovak – hungarian relations in - MEK

Zuzana Mészárosová-LamplováNational Populism and Slovak – Hungarian Relations in Slovakia 2006 – 2009. Forum Minority Research Institute Šamorín – Somorja, 2009Graph 4Dominant communication language of ethnic Hungarians in mixed marriagesnowadays100%90%80%70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%13263131Betw eenrespondent andpartner27441712Betw eenrespondent andchildrenIn homogeneous marriages of ethnic Hungarians, the principal language offamily communication nowadays is significantly determined by the languageof instruction used in primary schools attended by individual respondents.If they attended Hungarian primary schools, the dominance ofHungarian as the language of family communication is uncontested; if theyattended Slovak primary schools, the dominance of Hungarian is stronglyundermined (please see Graph 5).9183538Betw een partnerand children26362315Among childrenHungarianRather HungarianRather SlovakSlovak172