Surzhik in a Multi-Code Situation, or Who, When, and Why Knowingly Uses the Mixed Subcode

Кузнєцова, Тетяна Василівна (2023) Surzhik in a Multi-Code Situation, or Who, When, and Why Knowingly Uses the Mixed Subcode Slavia Orientalis, V.72 (3). pp. 581-597. ISSN 0037-6744

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Abstract

The article presents the results of a sociolinguistic study of surzhyk in the speech of residents of the North‑Eastern region of Ukraine. The focus is on the main trends of communicative possibilities of surzhyk and its functional features in the situation of a multi‑code. It was found that the conscious use of surzhyk speech is a characteristic primarily of young speakers, who are able to realise its irregularity and use for a certain purpose, although in a limited range of situations. In situations of family communication, they use surzhyk as their ‘home language’. Such behaviour can also be a sign of a certain communicative ‘game’ when the speaker uses any language ‘image’ adapted to the specific needs of language communication. A diachronic analysis of the functional capabilities of surzhyk made it possible to reveal, on the one hand, its gradual ‘ageing’ as a functional first language, and on the other hand, its ‘getting younger’ as a conventional stylistic marker. Besides, its increased frequency in extra‑family communication has been recorded, which may indicate a gradual transition of the Russian‑speaking residents of Sumy to Ukrainian‑speaking forms of behaviour.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	DOI 10.24425/slo.2023.147521
Uncontrolled Keywords:	surzhyk; mixed subcode; sociolinguistic research; code‑switching; multicode situation
Subjects:	Це архівна тематика Київського університету імені Бориса Грінченка > Статті у наукометричних базах > Scopus
Divisions:	Це архівні підрозділи Київського університету імені Бориса Грінченка > Факультет журналістики > Кафедра реклами та зв'язків з громадськістю
Depositing User:	Тамара Ростовцева
Date Deposited:	08 Jan 2024 09:30
Last Modified:	08 Jan 2024 09:30
URI:	https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/48320

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