Language Policy in the Russian Federation: Russian as the “State” Language

Ab Imperio ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
pp. 285-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan F. Chevalier
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The State ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Language

scholarly journals Language Policy of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 165-177
Author(s):  
Vesna Kosmajac ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The State ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
State Language

This paper presents a sociolinguistic analysis of the current linguistic situation in the Russian Federation. Preservation and development of the Russian language represents the national interest of the state. The Russian language has the status of a state language, but, given the large number of ethnic groups living on the territory of Russia, it must not jeopardise other national languages, as this could lead to inter-ethnic conflicts. Some of the key issues Russia is currently facing in this field are: the process of globalisation, the uncontrolled penetration of anglicisms into the Russian language, the adverse impact of the Internet and social networks on literacy, especially with the younger population. All valid rules of the Russian orthography are, in fact, prescribed by the Government of The Russian Federation. Laws regulating the area of language policy are the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Law on the Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation, and the Law on the State Language of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals State Language, Language Situation and Language Policy in Legislation: Representations in the Russian Federal Law “On the State Language of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
T. V. Dubrovskaya ◽  
E. I. Kozhevnikova
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The State ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
State Language

The article addresses the issue of language situation and language policy through the analysis of legislation. Taking a social constructionist approach to law, the authors claim that a legal text can be explored for the purpose of discovering typical representations and linguistic resources that conceptualise languages, language situation and language policy. The paper offers a concise overview of domestic and foreign scholarship in the field as well as offering definitions for the basic categories used in the research. The analysis of the Russian Federal Law “On the State Language of the Russian Federation” shows that the Russian language is constructed as a state language, which has a few aspects. It is represented as an instrument of national unity, an instrument of maintaining culture, and an instrument of international impact. In terms of semantic roles, the Russian language is represented not only as an agent and instrument, but also as a patient, the object of negative and positive impact. The contexts mentioning the Russian language and other languages and idioms construct the relations between the languages as mutually reinforcing (thus, constructing the semantics of unity) or mutually excluding (thus, constructing the semantics of opposition).

scholarly journals LEGAL STATUS OF THE LANGUAGE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE ARBITRATION PROCESS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
M.G. Gamzatov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
The State ◽  
National Language ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Language For Specific Purposes ◽  
Arbitration Process ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Language

This article examines the current problems of the national language and the language of legal proceedings in the arbitration process of the Russian Federation. The author of the article draws attention to the legal status of the state language in the system of the arbitration process and regards it as a subtype of language for specific purposes. The author proposes the need to comply with the nature of public order and lingua lexfori should be taken into account when legalizing documents of foreign origin.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION OF NORMATIVE ACTS: PROBLEMS OF BILINGUALISM OF REGIONAL LEGISLATION AND WAYS TO SOLVE THEM

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-67
Author(s):  
Michael A. Revazov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
The State ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Official Languages ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Simultaneous Use ◽  
Language Of Publication ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
State Language

The use of the state language of the Russian Federation is mandatory in the publication of regulatory legal acts of both Federal and regional levels. The republics of the Russian Federation, along with the Russian language, may use their own state languages in the publication of the legal acts. The current legislation defines the procedure for the use of the Russian language as a state language, but this procedure is far from perfect. Certain requirements should be made and the use of regional official languages. The simultaneous use of two or more languages in the creation and publication of an legal acts creates a number of difficulties, inevitable in bilingual or multilingual legislation.

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