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The Russian language in Belarus and Ukraine

P. 108–122.
Sichinava D., Zeller J. P.

The paper deals with the Russian language as a part of linguistic situation in Ukraine and Belarus and analyze it from the point of view of local linguistic variation on different levels. A separate issue discussed is the mixed Russian-Ukrainian resp. Belarusian code (resp. Surzhyk and Trasjanka).

Language: English
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Keywords: language policylinguistic variationRussian language in BelarusRussian language in Ukraine

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The Soft Power of the Russian Language: Pluricentricity, Politics and Policies (Studies in Contemporary Russia)
Routledge, 2020.
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