Aspects of the study of bilingualism continuum the of Ukrainian Pridunavie

Abstract

Basic historical and social factors influencing on forming of multilingualism in the Bulgarian villages of of Ukrainian Pridunavie are considered in the article. The forms of contact of the Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian languages are inprocess described in the bulgarian villages of south of Ukraine; the necessity of study of the folded forms of bilingualism/multilingualism is set for this region in sociolinguistic, psychological, pedagogical and linguistic aspects. The analysis of language material showed that speech behavior of individuals in a sociolinguistic aspect is regulated sociodemographic and
sociocultural factors, and also by the norms accepted in a speech collective. Basic determinants, having influence on forming of types language behavior at multilingualism, there are sociodemographic: age, social status and level of education. In a psychological aspect it is investigational as a contact two/ three languages influences on speech behavior of bilinguals, their individual bilingualism, the questions of child’s speech are analysed in the conditions of bilingualism and code switching. In a pedagogical aspect the methods of teaching of languages are considered it is Educed in the situation of multilingualism, that linguistic aspect the use of a few languages in communication results in interference, mixing of languages, code switching. The got results of research of aspects of bilingualism open the prospects of further study of language behavior of members of bilingual speech collectives, and also to the language situation in the multilingual settlements of Ukrainian Pridunavie.