Forms and functions of surzhyk in contemporary Ukrainian literature on the example of the analysis of novels The Moscoviad by J. Andruchowycz and Chess for morons by M. Brynych
Abstract
Language phenomenon, product of Ukrainian-Russian bilingualism, which is called surzhyk, is abundantly well described by sociolinguistics. Surzhyk and hybrid speech is quite widely used in the literary fiction.
Multilingualism always has been present in the literature anyway. "Fiction surzhyk" is an interdisciplinary question: from sociolinguistics, throw semiotics and cultural anthropology surzhyk relates to national and general human identity, which may be not clear in the postmodern world. Meddling foreign-language element to the base language of the text acquires different forms and performs several functions.
This item takes part in generating of the meaning of fiction text. Analysis of these elements helps to better understand the depth text matter and suggests new possibilities for interpretation.
As it is shown in the example of analysis of novels The Moscoviad by J. Andruchowycz and Chess for morons by M.
Brynych.