Lexical variation in Belarusian Russian
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2019/10/0026/000388Keywords:
lexical variation, Belarusian Russian, pluricentric language, sociolinguisticsAbstract
The paper deals with differences in distributional patterns of lexical variants in Belarusian Russian. The study, based on the data collected through an online questionnaire, has shown that Belarusian Russian is characterised by quite rich lexical variation - both national (country-specific variants) and regional (items specific of one area of the country). The comparative study of onomasiological profiles of different age groups showed several instances of lexical change. Besides, various methodological questions, i.a. combination of corpus and experimental methods in sociolinguistic studies, are discussed. Questionnaires are considered not only as sources of data, but also as a way to interact with society.
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