ON THE NEED TO HARMONIZE THE LANGUAGE OF INTERACTION IN A CLOSELY RELATED BILINGUALISM

• Main Author: Iryna P Zaitseva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2017-12-01
• Series: Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices
• Subjects: closely related languages; native speaker; biculturalism; bilingualism; language policy; intercultural communication; language rights
• Online Access: http://journals.rudn.ru/polylinguality/article/viewFile/16554/14723

The article analyzes the current state of the bilingual linguistic space of Ukraine, which citizens are currently using in all spheres of communication two closely related Slavic languages: Ukrainian and Russian. Attention is drawn to the fact that, taking into account the achievements of modern linguistics and a complex of areas adjacent to linguistics (in particular, the theory of intercultural communication, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, etc.), it became possible to form a more solid theoretical basis, which fully confirms the need for all-round approach. On the need for all possible support in the implementation of language policy in a country with clear biculturalism and bilingualism of balanced bilingualism and, accordingly, categorical inadmissibility of violating the linguistic rights of Russian speakers in this country.