Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction
The question of different forms of real and/or presumed mixed speech, a consequence of the interaction between Ukrainian and Russian and widely known as “Suržyk,” remains central in much of contemporary Ukrainian and, more widely, East Slavic sociolinguistic and language contact research. This artic...
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| description | The question of different forms of real and/or presumed mixed speech, a consequence of the interaction between Ukrainian and Russian and widely known as “Suržyk,” remains central in much of contemporary Ukrainian and, more widely, East Slavic sociolinguistic and language contact research. This article pursues a twofold aim: first, I intend to reaffirm my personal hypothesis on the formation process of this mixed speech, which has at times been cited without attribution in the scholarly literature. Second, the paper aims to examine the functioning of Ukrainian-Russian Suržyk within a broader sociolinguistic framework that takes into account other forms of language interaction. Ukrainian-Russian mixed speech in fact has to be assessed and separated from other factors, such as the Ukrainian variety of Russian, dialects, etc. This approach has rarely been applied in previous studies on the topic. The role played by current language ideology is a further essential aspect in establishing which language elements should be attributed to Ukrainian-Russian Suržik. This undoubtedly affects the average speaker’s judgment about the degree of authenticity of Ukrainian forms. One can note a tendency to restrict the synonymic potential of Ukrainian in favor of lexemes and constructions that are dissimilar to Russian. This situation tends to alter the language consciousness of younger generations of Ukrainian speakers, who are likely to perceive as Russian (and therefore part of the Ukrainian-Russian mix) elements that are in fact authentic Ukrainian speech elements. These and other related aspects will be the object of my discussion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b0dbfef7ceb4a078f7f974369030a3d2022-12-21T17:48:45ZbulMoscow State University of EducationSlovene2304-07852305-67542015-12-0142103Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian InteractionSalvatore Del Gaudio0Киевский национальный университет им. Т. Шевченко / Институт языкознания им. А. А. Потебни НАНУ, КиевThe question of different forms of real and/or presumed mixed speech, a consequence of the interaction between Ukrainian and Russian and widely known as “Suržyk,” remains central in much of contemporary Ukrainian and, more widely, East Slavic sociolinguistic and language contact research. This article pursues a twofold aim: first, I intend to reaffirm my personal hypothesis on the formation process of this mixed speech, which has at times been cited without attribution in the scholarly literature. Second, the paper aims to examine the functioning of Ukrainian-Russian Suržyk within a broader sociolinguistic framework that takes into account other forms of language interaction. Ukrainian-Russian mixed speech in fact has to be assessed and separated from other factors, such as the Ukrainian variety of Russian, dialects, etc. This approach has rarely been applied in previous studies on the topic. The role played by current language ideology is a further essential aspect in establishing which language elements should be attributed to Ukrainian-Russian Suržik. This undoubtedly affects the average speaker’s judgment about the degree of authenticity of Ukrainian forms. One can note a tendency to restrict the synonymic potential of Ukrainian in favor of lexemes and constructions that are dissimilar to Russian. This situation tends to alter the language consciousness of younger generations of Ukrainian speakers, who are likely to perceive as Russian (and therefore part of the Ukrainian-Russian mix) elements that are in fact authentic Ukrainian speech elements. These and other related aspects will be the object of my discussion.http://slovene.ru/ojs/index.php/slovene/article/view/117украинско-русский “суржик”украинский диалектный субстратязыковой контакт на Украинеукраинский вариант русского языка |
| spellingShingle | Salvatore Del Gaudio Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction Slovene украинско-русский “суржик” украинский диалектный субстрат языковой контакт на Украине украинский вариант русского языка |
| title | Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction |
| title_full | Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction |
| title_fullStr | Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction |
| title_short | Ukrainian-Russian Mixed Speech “Suržyk” within the System of Ukrainian and Russian Interaction |
| title_sort | ukrainian russian mixed speech surzyk within the system of ukrainian and russian interaction |
| topic | украинско-русский “суржик” украинский диалектный субстрат языковой контакт на Украине украинский вариант русского языка |
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