Ethno-Linguistic Processes in the National Media Space as a Condition of Public Safety

• Main Author: Poltavets Tetiana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine 2017-01-01
• Series: Наукові праці Національної бібліотеки України імені В.І. Вернадського
• Subjects: Ukrainian-Russian bilingualism, media space, information warfare.
• Online Access: http://nbuv.gov.ua/j-pdf/npnbuimviv_2017_48_55.pdf

In the article the interaction of politics and society is presented as a determining factor of the language development. The spread of Ukrainian-Russian bilingualism in modern Ukraine is considered in the context of information confrontation between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The current national media space is characterized by complex sociolinguistic processes, which include the mechanisms of influence of social and political factors on language, culture, communication and the development of bilingualism. Under the influence of modern information and telecommunication technologies, language became the most powerful means of manipulation. Ethnolinguistic processes in the information space of modern Ukraine depend on many factors. Firstly, an open military aggression of Russia against Ukraine and the fact that information war is its important component. Secondly, that the problem of Russian-Ukrainian bilingualism may be solved due to the consolidation of society to counter the actions of Russia in the national information space and national policy of popularizing of Ukrainian-language media product.