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5. A village on the ethnic periphery. The case of Dlhá nad Váhom, southern Slovakia.1

Károly Tóth

Introduction

The present study attempts to identify what forms of natural assimilation are present on the ethnic periphery2. Apart from external factors and influences, what are the causes for the slow, but definite change of language/ culture/ nation, which is usually defined as natural assimilation?

This type of assimilation does normally not attract the attention of the public. The term indicates an autonomous process, in contrast to forcible assimilation, which occurs as