2009/09/01 by Irina Liskovets · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Language and Culture #Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity #Linguistic research and analysis
paper · doi:10.1177/1367006909348678
openalex publication_date 2009/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The article deals with an oral speech phenomenon widespread in the Republic of Belarus, where it is known as trasjanka. This code originated through constant contact between Russian and Belarusian, two closely related East Slavonic languages. Discussed are the main features of this code (as used in the city of Minsk), the sources of its origin, different linguistic definitions and the attitude towards this code from those who dwell in the city of Minsk. Special attention is paid to the problem of distinction between trasjanka and different forms of codeswitching, also widely used in the Minsk language community.