Austrian State Policy and Its Interest in Slovenian Folk Culture

Abstract

This article writes about the project „Das Volkslied in Österreich“ (Folk Song in Austria) that was supported by the then Government in Vienna and its meaning for Slovenians. This was the way how Slovenian language was recognised also as the language of Slovenian folk culture, after it was put into force as an official language and language of education in the time of Maria Theresa.

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V prispevku je predstavljen sprejem projekta “Das Volkslied in Österreich = Narodna pesem v Avstriji”, ki je dobil podporo takratne vlade na Dunaju in je izrednega pomena tudi za Slovence. Slovenščina, ki se je od časa Marije Terezije naprej uveljavljala kot uradni jezik in jezik izobraževanja, je bila priznana tudi kot jezik slovenske ljudske kulture.