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And yet the Russian Language … (Language Choice Factors to Communicate in Multiethnic Buryatia) |
| Authors |
Egodurova V.M. Doctor of Philology, professor, evictoria-52@rambler.ru |
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Language and Culture |
| UDK |
811.161.1 (571.54) |
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| Annotation |
The article focuses on the factors determining the language of communication in multiethnic
Buryatia. The author describes bilingual and monolingual individuals, conditions providing
bilingual communication, situational factors in choosing the Russian or the Buryat language by
bilinguals, and language interference in their speech. Bilinguals have an ability to easily switch in
their speech from Russian to Buryat and from Buryat to Russian. The author explains the reasons
for such mixed-speech behavior and analyzes extra-linguistic, psycholinguistic, socio-linguistic
preferences in the choice of the Russian language for bilingual communication. There is a conflict
between the individual’s language knowledge and his ethnicity. The author shows that the Russian
language has always served as an integrator for ethnic groups living in Russia and thus it contributes
to statehood strengthening.
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| Key words |
bilinguals, Russian Buryats, choice of the Russian language for communication,
extra-linguistic factors, linguistic factors. |
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