Russian as a developing phenomenon. How does the Russian language evolve?

Today, Russian as a developing phenomenon is rarely considered. Everyone is accustomed to it, using words automatically, sometimes without even thinking. And this is understandable, because we are native speakers of the Russian language. However, proceeding from the same, one should at least sometimes be interested in its history and specifics. Over the centuries, he underwent changes, old words were uprooted, new ones were added, and the alphabet became different. Russian as a developing phenomenon is a completely unique cultural heritage.

Link to history

Many centuries separate the current Russian language from the one on which our distant ancestors communicated. During this time a lot has changed. Some words became completely forgotten, they were replaced by new ones. Grammar has also changed, and old expressions have acquired a completely different interpretation. I wonder if a modern Russian person would meet one of our distant ancestors, would they get to talk and understand each other? Definitely, yes, despite the fact that the fast-flowing life has changed with the language. Much of it turned out to be very stable. And the speech of ancestors could be understood. Scientists-philologists conducted an interesting and laborious experiment - they compared the dictionary of Ozhegov to the "Dictionary of the Russian language of the 11th-17th century". In the course of the work, it turned out that about a third of medium- and high-frequency words are identical to each other.

What influenced the changes

Language as a developing phenomenon has always existed, from the very moment when people began to speak. The changes that take place in it are an inevitable companion of the history of the language, and absolutely anyone. But since it is one of the richest and most diverse, it is also more interesting to observe how the Russian language develops. It should be noted that primarily the conditions for the functioning of the language were changed due to political cataclysms. The influence of the media grew. This also influenced the development of the Russian language, making it more liberal. Changed to him, respectively, and the attitude of people. Unfortunately, in our time, few adhere to literary norms, informal communication is spreading more and more. As a consequence, peripheral elements of genres became the center of the entire language system. They mean plain talk, slang and jargon.

Dialectism

It should be noted that language is a developing phenomenon in all regions of our vast country. And new norms of lexicology appear both in the nationwide speech, and in certain regions of Russia. They refer to dialectism. There is even a so-called "Moscow-Petersburg Dictionary". Despite the fact that these cities are quite close to each other, their dialects are different. A special dialect can be observed in the Arkhangelsk and Vyatka regions. There is a huge number of words, which are actually quite ordinary concepts. But as a result, if you use these expressions, then a resident of Moscow or St. Petersburg will understand such an interlocutor no better than if he spoke in the Belarusian national language.

Slang and lingo

Language as a developing phenomenon could not avoid introducing slang expressions into it. This is especially true for our time. How does the language develop today? Not in the best way. It is regularly updated with the expressions that young people use most often. Scientists-philologists believe that these words are very primitive and do not have a deep meaning. They also assure that the century of such phrases is very short, and they will not live long, because they do not carry any semantic load, are not interesting for intelligent and educated people. Such words will not be able to supersede literary expressions. However, in reality one can observe the very opposite. But in general, this is already a question concerning the level of culture and education.

Phonetics and the alphabet

Historical changes can not affect any one aspect of the language - they affect entirely and completely everything, from phonetics and ending with the specifics of the construction of the sentence. The modern alphabet originated from the Cyrillic alphabet. The names of the letters, their inscriptions - all this was different from what we have now. Of course, because in ancient times the ancient Slavic alphabet was used. His first reform was conducted by Peter the First, who eliminated some letters, while others became more rounded and simplistic. Phonetics also changed, that is, the sounds began to be pronounced differently. Few people know that the soft sign in those days was voiced! His pronunciation was close to "O". By the way, you can say the same about a solid sign. Only it was pronounced like "E". But then these sounds disappeared.

Vocabulary

Russian language as a developing phenomenon underwent changes not only in terms of phonetics and pronunciation. Gradually, he introduced new words, most often borrowed. For example, in recent years, our usage has firmly included the following sayings: a file, a floppy disk, a show, a movie and many others. The fact is that not only language changes, but changes are also taking place in life. New phenomena are emerging, which must be given names. Accordingly, words appear. By the way, old expressions that have long ago sunk into oblivion have recently been revived. Everyone has already forgotten about such treatment as "gentlemen", calling their interlocutors "friends", "colleagues", etc. But recently this word has again entered the Russian spoken language.

Many expressions leave their habitat (that is, from professional languages of a certain profile) and are introduced into everyday life. Everybody knows that computer scientists, doctors, engineers, journalists, cooks, builders and many other specialists of one or another field of activity communicate in "their" languages. And some of their expressions are sometimes used everywhere. It should also be noted that the Russian language is also enriched because of word formation. An example is the noun "computer". With the help of prefixes and suffixes, several words are formed at once: computerization, computer, computer, etc.

The New Age of the Russian Language

Be that as it may, everything that is done is for the best. In this case, this expression is also suitable. Due to the freedom of forms of expression, a tendency to so-called word creation began to manifest itself. Although it can not be said that it has always been successful. Of course, the officiality that was inherent in public communication was weakened. But, on the other hand, the lexical system of the Russian language has become very active, open and "alive." Communicating in simple language, people are easier to understand each other. All phenomena have made a definite contribution to lexicology. Language, as a developing phenomenon, continues to exist to this day. But today it is a bright and original cultural heritage of our people.

Increased interest

It should be noted that the Russian language is a developing phenomenon that many people are interested in today. Scientists around the world are engaged in its study and knowledge of the specifics, which is peculiar to it. The society is developing, science is also moving forward with leaps and bounds, Russia is exchanging scientific research with other countries, and cultural and economic exchange is being carried out. All this and much more is caused by the need to master the Russian language among citizens of other countries. In 87 states, special attention is paid to its study. About 1640 universities teach it to their students, several tens of millions of foreigners are eager to learn Russian. This can not but rejoice. And if our Russian language as a developing phenomenon and cultural heritage evokes such interest among foreigners, then we, its carriers, should have a decent level of possession.