Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Research on Language Conflict: Conflict Communication about Language and Language Units in the Sociolinguistic Aspect

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Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2025 18 (1)
Authors
Krongauz, Maksim A.; Somin, Anton A.
Contact information
Krongauz, Maksim A. : HSE University “Higher School of Economics” Moscow, Russian Federation; ; Somin, Anton A. : Russian State University for the Humanities Moscow, Russian Federation;
Keywords
sociolinguistics; language conflict; conflict communication; language attitudes; Belarusian; Russian
Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of conflict communication in mono- and multilingual societies when language or its elements are discussed. Building on data collected from comments in social media, the article analyzes three types of conflict communication. First, conflicts in multilingual societies, when the influence of one language causes competition between units within another and, consequently, native speakers’ different attitudes towards them (based on discussions about the Belarusian language and the influence of Russian on it). Second, conflicts in monolingual societies, when the speakers’ reflection is simply aimed at evaluating units within the language outside the context of other languages (based on discussions about the Russian language). Third, conflicts in monolingual societies related to a foreign policy factor, that is, a result of the influence of one language on another in a foreign bilingual environment (based on discussions about the names “Belarus” and “Belorussia”).We show that the mechanisms of occurrence of the considered conflict communication are similar, despite the fundamental difference in language situations in mono- and multilingual societies. The main content differences are due to the fact that conflict communication in a multilingual environment is primarily associated with the competition of languages and language units, and in a monolingual environment – with attitudes towards them

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158–177
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https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/154384

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