Author(s):
- Berestok Olha Volodymyrivna, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7912-9592
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32782/2307-9770.2023.11.04.01
Paper Language: ENG
Abstract
The article deals with the methodological and theoretical foundations of sociolinguistic aspect of language strategy as a component of interdisciplinary dimension of the concept of security. Language as a key condition for the existence and development of human society is described. The significance the concept of "security" for the language culture of all ethnic conceptual spheres is determined. The development of methods, theories and approaches in the interdisciplinary aspect of the concept of language strategy which has become especially relevant for linguistics is provided. The concept of “global strategy” in its sociolinguistic aspect, closely related to such concepts as linguistic forecasting is highlighted. A significant role of education in the harmonization of language processes and the spread of intercultural communication with the use of the latest information technologies in the modern world are mentioned. The noticeable influence of social factors on language that leads to significant changes in the functioning of lexical, word-forming and grammatical means is called. Sociolinguistics as a branch of linguistics that studies the influence of social phenomena and processes on the emergence, development, social and functional differentiation and functioning of languages is defined. Synchronic and diachronic sociolinguistics as the forms of language existence are distinguished. Methods specific to sociolinguistics as a linguistic discipline, such as: methods of collecting material, methods of processing it, and methods of assessing the reliability of the data obtained are analyzed. Methods of language strategy research and forecasting in an interdisciplinary aspect are emphasized. Combination of different methods (mixed methods approach), which can help predict language development, is noted. Forecasting and strategy in the research field of prospective sociolinguistics, that deals with the problems of development of language planning and forecasting in an applied context, are pointed out. Statistical method, which aims to identify social tensions on language issues, is evaluated. Survey method, used to measure tension and record current opinions that are relevant in society, is noted. Parametric analysis as a comprehensive study of factors influencing the degree of vitality of languages and correlation analysis, that presents a prognostic picture of the development of linguistic communities, are described. Discourse analysis method, effective for predicting the further development of linguistic diversity, is presented. The interdisciplinary nature of sociolinguistics, recognized by many scientists, is defined. A socio-political concept of security, which has recently spread from the military-political sphere to related social and humanitarian fields and spheres, such as to sociology and psychology, in ethno-political, cultural and linguistic studies, is formulated.
Keywords
interdisciplinary nature, language planning, mixed methods approach, prognostic picture, social phenomena
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