Laada Bilaniuk
Biographic Data
| ID | 93167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laada Bilaniuk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laada |
| FAMILY NAME | Bilaniuk |
| SIGNATURE | BILANIUK L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0855-1769 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Introduction
This article introduces the special issue on the impact of war on the language use and language ideologies of Ukrainians. It begins with an overview of the critical junctures that have recently shaped the sociolinguistic context in Ukraine, namely Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and instigation of a separatist war in the Donbas, and the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war beginning in 2022. This introduction presents key trends and shifts in the dy…
Race, Media, and Postcoloniality
In response to Orientalist discourses that portray Ukraine as a backward country mired in narrow-minded nationalism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia, a trend in the Ukrainian media constructs Ukrainians as global subjects by asserting ethnic and racial diversity as part of Ukrainian identity, staking a claim to cosmopolitanism and equality with what are perceived as "advanced" nations. The visibility of people of color in Ukrainian media and public…
Cultural Politics on Ukrainian Television
This article examines language politics in Ukraine through the analysis of interactional dynamics on a televised music-centered talk show. The episode analyzed here, which aired in the summer of 2002, provides an example of the non-accommodating bilingualism that had become widespread in both the media and everyday practice. The Russian language clearly dominated, but the continuous presence of Ukrainian language asserted the distinct Ukrainianne…
Language in the balance
The practice of speaking one's preferred language, Ukrainian or Russian, regardless of the language spoken by one's interlocutor has become widespread in media and public life in Ukraine since independence. I refer to this practice as “non-accommodating bilingualism,” since for communication to occur the participating individuals are necessarily bilingual to some degree, but neither accommodates by switching to the language spoken by the other. I…
A Tense and Shifting Balance
Language policy is a divisive issue in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian and Russian languages coexist in a tenuous balance. Many people see the choice between Russian and Ukrainian as symbolic of two polar political and cultural allegiances: with Russia, or with Europe and the West. Promotion of Ukrainian is meant to counteract its historical subjugation to Russian. At the same time, there is state support for minority languages and cultures, includi…
A typology of surzhyk
A typology is developed that systematizes the various linguistic phenomena in Ukraine that are commonly referred to as surzhyk—a Ukrainian term meaning `impure, mixed language'. The term surzhyk has become frequently used in public discourse and the media since Ukrainian was elevated to the status of official state language and Ukraine declared its independence. A heightened purist ideology has led to broad use of the term, which tends to have pe…
Gender, language attitudes, and language status in Ukraine
This article examines gender and language in post-Soviet Ukraine, where language laws and turbulent socioeconomic changes are affecting language use. It discusses ideologies of gender, language, and ethnicity in Ukraine and assesses the significance of gender in shaping stances toward three competing languages, Ukrainian, Russian, and English. The analysis focuses on language ideologies and attitudes, based on survey and matched-guise language at…
Gender, language attitudes, and language status in Ukraine
This article examines gender and language in post-Soviet Ukraine, where language laws and turbulent socioeconomic changes are affecting language use. It discusses ideologies of gender, language, and ethnicity in Ukraine and assesses the significance of gender in shaping stances toward three competing languages, Ukrainian, Russian, and English. The analysis focuses on language ideologies and attitudes, based on survey and matched-guise language at…
Race, Media, and Postcoloniality
In response to Orientalist discourses that portray Ukraine as a backward country mired in narrow-minded nationalism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia, a trend in the Ukrainian media constructs Ukrainians as global subjects by asserting ethnic and racial diversity as part of Ukrainian identity, staking a claim to cosmopolitanism and equality with what are perceived as "advanced" nations. The visibility of people of color in Ukrainian media and public…
Gender, language attitudes, and language status in Ukraine
This article examines gender and language in post-Soviet Ukraine, where language laws and turbulent socioeconomic changes are affecting language use. It discusses ideologies of gender, language, and ethnicity in Ukraine and assesses the significance of gender in shaping stances toward three competing languages, Ukrainian, Russian, and English. The analysis focuses on language ideologies and attitudes, based on survey and matched-guise language at…
A typology of surzhyk
A typology is developed that systematizes the various linguistic phenomena in Ukraine that are commonly referred to as surzhyk—a Ukrainian term meaning `impure, mixed language'. The term surzhyk has become frequently used in public discourse and the media since Ukrainian was elevated to the status of official state language and Ukraine declared its independence. A heightened purist ideology has led to broad use of the term, which tends to have pe…
A Tense and Shifting Balance
Language policy is a divisive issue in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian and Russian languages coexist in a tenuous balance. Many people see the choice between Russian and Ukrainian as symbolic of two polar political and cultural allegiances: with Russia, or with Europe and the West. Promotion of Ukrainian is meant to counteract its historical subjugation to Russian. At the same time, there is state support for minority languages and cultures, includi…
Cultural Politics on Ukrainian Television
This article examines language politics in Ukraine through the analysis of interactional dynamics on a televised music-centered talk show. The episode analyzed here, which aired in the summer of 2002, provides an example of the non-accommodating bilingualism that had become widespread in both the media and everyday practice. The Russian language clearly dominated, but the continuous presence of Ukrainian language asserted the distinct Ukrainianne…
Language in the balance
The practice of speaking one's preferred language, Ukrainian or Russian, regardless of the language spoken by one's interlocutor has become widespread in media and public life in Ukraine since independence. I refer to this practice as “non-accommodating bilingualism,” since for communication to occur the participating individuals are necessarily bilingual to some degree, but neither accommodates by switching to the language spoken by the other. I…
Race, Media, and Postcoloniality
In response to Orientalist discourses that portray Ukraine as a backward country mired in narrow-minded nationalism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia, a trend in the Ukrainian media constructs Ukrainians as global subjects by asserting ethnic and racial diversity as part of Ukrainian identity, staking a claim to cosmopolitanism and equality with what are perceived as "advanced" nations. The visibility of people of color in Ukrainian media and public…
Introduction
This article introduces the special issue on the impact of war on the language use and language ideologies of Ukrainians. It begins with an overview of the critical junctures that have recently shaped the sociolinguistic context in Ukraine, namely Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and instigation of a separatist war in the Donbas, and the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war beginning in 2022. This introduction presents key trends and shifts in the dy…
Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (6 works) · Ukrainian (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Ideology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works)