"And we will save you, the Russian language, the greatRussian word ... "- these are the words of the poetess Anna Akhmatova, who do not lose their relevance for several decades. Prosperity of national culture directly depends on the attitude of the people to their history. Russian language has come a long way of development. Today, when thinking about the international significance of the Russian language, it is enough to look at the statistical data. More than 250 million speakers on it from all over the world - the figure is more than impressive.
Speaking about the modernity of a phenomenon,it is fair to reflect on when this modernity begins. Philologists expressed three points of view about the concept of "modern Russian language". So, it begins:
Russian became native for many people,living in Russia, CIS countries and abroad, and takes the eighth place in this aspect. In terms of the number of speakers, he entered the top five of the most common: 260 million people can freely think on it and speak. It is second only to English (1.5 billion), Chinese (1.4 billion), Hindi (600 million), Spanish (500 million) and Arabic (350 million). A graphic map demonstrates the international significance of the Russian language, as it is spoken in the countries of Eastern Europe, the Baltic and the Caucasus, Finland, Germany, China, Mongolia, the USA and Australia. In Russia, it owns 99.5% of the total population. This is a fairly convincing figure in comparison with other states.
The cause of the formation of dialects and socioclatesoften becomes a large distribution area of a particular dialect. So, on the basis of Russian, the following mixed and derived languages arose: surzhik (Ukraine), tresanka (Belarus), russenorsk (Kola peninsula) and many others. Dialects are typical for small areas. In different localities the vocabulary can differ significantly.
Abroad (Germany, USA, Israel) are formedentire Russian-speaking neighborhoods, some of which are quite isolated from the rest. This happens when the number of immigrants from Russia becomes sufficient to form a kind of community. Thanks to this, the interest of foreign citizens in the culture of the CIS countries is growing. The significance of the Russian language in the lives of Germans, Americans, Britons is growing significantly.
At the initiative of UNESCO, mankind has receivedthe ability to preserve the tangible and intangible heritage of many peoples. So, annually on February 21, the International Mother Language Day is celebrated for five years. It is these kinds of events that make it possible to reflect on the significance of the heritage of our people and merit in the world arena.
For Russians, the birthday of Alexander SergeevichPushkin became closer 5 years ago, when June 6 was proclaimed the Day of the Russian language. This is due to the writer's invaluable contribution to the development of culture. The international significance of the Russian language is recognized in many fraternal states, therefore this day is celebrated in schools and universities of the CIS countries. In the building of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the celebration is accompanied by cognitive lectures, screenings of movies, and the holding of contests of readers.
Currently, it becomes problematic to findA single means of communication for 250 countries. Every citizen is honored with respect to the cultural heritage of his state and prefers to speak only in his own language. For the world community, this complexity has been eradicated with the assertion of the so-called world languages, including the Russian language. Today it is a means of implementing communications on television, airlines, in trade. Undoubtedly, the great significance of the Russian language is due to the fact that millions of people from different points of the world are talking to it. Every intelligent person will be honored to quote the great thoughts of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy and other leading writers of Russia.
В мире насчитывается около 2000 национальностей, each of which seeks to use native speech in everyday life. For many people, Russian became the second most important for several reasons. After the collapse of the USSR, residents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus did not abandon the Russian language as an official language, and therefore, numerous television and radio broadcasts and negotiations are held there. In the spheres of international communication, it is used by scientists, diplomats, and politicians.
Russian language on a par with English, French,Chinese, Arabic and Spanish are among the top six UN official languages. This means that politicians from Russia have the opportunity to freely express their thoughts at international conferences. The global importance of the Russian language in the world is also explained by the fact that it takes the fifth place in the number of people owning it.
Words of any dialect are recorded in dictionaries,which are built with regard to their use by foreign nationals. The significance of the Russian language in the world is so great that people of all countries enthusiastically learn all its subtleties, learn the meaning of new words and expressions from dictionaries, which can be divided into encyclopedic and linguistic. The most important are dictionaries, the first of which was published in the late 18th century in six volumes. Of course, from year to year these publications are updated. The dictionary of the living Great Russian language is of great value, the first version of which was published in 1863, and in 2013 a school one-volume book was published. Reflecting on the significance of the Russian language, one should pay attention to the works of linguistic scholars, thanks to whom the language is improved and flourishes. Multi-volume dictionaries allow you to learn all the features of phonetics and orthoepies for both indigenous citizens of Russia and foreigners.
