Zakaj, Zakoj, Warum, or Why?: Multilingualism in Austrian Carinthian Popular Music

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of linguistic choice in the popular music of the Slovenian minority in Austrian Carinthia. The observation of multilingualism or language choice in minority contexts is multifaceted; it demonstrates the need to understand the embeddedness of these phenomena within space, history, politics, power relations, collective consciousness, levels of socialization, and personal experience.