Petőcz Kálmán (szerk.): National Populism and Slovak - Hungarian Relations in Slovakia 2006-2009 (Somorja, 2009)
Zsuzsanna Mészáros-Lampl: Magyars and Slovaks in Southern Slovakia - Exercising Language Rights
Zuzana Mészárosová-Lamplová SloVAks' ViEWS REQARcliNq OppORTUNiTÍES TO USE tIhEÍR NaTÍVE LAiNquAqE i in Southern SIovaI<ía Between 2001 and 2007, the importance of Slovak language in southern Slovakia increased, which may be documented by Graph 8. The share of Slovaks who believe it is impossible to make do without good command of Hungarian on ethnically mixed territories declined during this period. At the same time, the share of Slovaks who believe it is possible to make do without good command of Hungarian but not without good command of Slovak increased over the same period. These data suggest that Slovak is gradually becoming a dominant language also in southern Slovakia. Graph 8 Is it possible to make do without good command of Slovak/Hungarian on Slovakia’s ethnically mixed territory?* u Not without good command of Hungarian ■ Yes without good command of Hungarian □ Not without good command of Slo'iak ■ Yes without good command of Slo\ak Slovaks 2001 Slovaks 2007 Note: * - The data were gathered during a survey carried out by the Cabinet for Public Opinion Research at the National Education Centre in 2001. 176
