Surzhyk (Ukrainian and Russian: суржик, IPA: [ˈsurʒɪk]) is a Ukrainian – Russian pidgin used in certain regions of Ukraine and the neighboring regions of Russia and Moldova.

2011年7月7日 · Ukrainian-Russian mixed language, or surzhyk, is not unique. However, Bilaniuk explained that defining surzhyk as simply a language mix of Ukrainian and Russian is oversimplified, as it includes several varied phenomena.

Explore the phenomenon of Surzhyk, the unique blend of Ukrainian and Russian languages. Understand its origins, variations, and cultural significance across different regions of Ukraine. About us

2024年3月18日 · Surzhyk is a form of colloquial speech rather than a written language and is spoken in urban and rural settings. The features of surzhyk, drawing on both Ukrainian and Russian, can include mixing at the level of sentence, vocabulary and pronunciation.

2002年3月10日 · Bilaniuk presented a typology of five main categories of Surzhyk found in Ukraine today. The first type she defined is urbanized peasant surzhyk, which can be attributed to Ukrainian peasants moving to the cities to find work and desiring to speak the more prestigious Russian language.

2015年11月13日 · Many common Ukrainians loved Serduchka’s use of Surzhyk, seeing him as a kindred sprit who was accessible and understandable. Their fondness for Serduchka is no accident: Many Surzhyk speakers from the villages and small towns of Ukraine were discriminated against during the post-Soviet era.

2022年5月23日 · Once shunned by both the Ukrainian and Russian elite, Surzhyk has been adopted by Ukraine’s counterculture. According to Russian propaganda, Ukrainian is not a “real” language, but rather a...

2024年8月4日 · Surzhyk. A pidgin language or interlanguage combining elements of Russian and Ukrainian, spoken mainly in Ukraine but also some neighbouring regions in Russia (Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod) or Ukrainians living in Russia.

Surzhyk is a stigmatized Russian-Ukrainian language variety spoken in Ukraine. Although several authors have conducted research on Surzhyk, an agreed-upon classification of this language variety has not been found.

Surzhyk in Ukraine: Between Language Ideology and Usage Anastasija Kostiučenko (University of Greifswald) DOI: 10.3929/ethz-b-000623475 Abstract In Ukraine, ‘Surzhyk’ denotes a widely used language mixing Ukrainian and Russian, which has always been a source of debate both in the international academic sphere and among the Ukrainian public ...