Trasyanka and surzhik

[Jeff Holdeman]

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Jeff


Dr. Jeffrey D. Holdeman
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Indiana University
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>Dear colleagues,
>
>my question is about the phenomenon which is called trasyanka in Belarus and
>surzhik in Ukraine and is usually described (very simplistically) as "a
>mixture of two languages, Russian and Belarusian (Ukrainian)" allegedly
>resulting from locals (villagers) trying to speak Russian, as they move into
>citites, and finishing with trasyanka instead of a literary standard
>language (the social process is more interesting and complicated, of
>course). There are other interpretations, too.
>
>Does anyone know if anyhting has been published on the phenomenon?
>
>Elena Gapova
>
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