Open AccessThe varieties of the modern Udmurt language
Author(s) -
Svetlana Edygarova
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
finnisch-ugrische forschungen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 0355-1253
DOI - 10.33339/fuf.86085
Subject(s) - section (typography) , linguistics , vernacular , varieties of english , standard language , computer science , history , sociology , philosophy , operating system
The present paper classifies and describes the main linguistic varieties of the modern Udmurt language across the community of speakers and gives some examples of their linguistic specificities. The study takes a particular look at the vernacular and standard language varieties. The first section defines the main terms and notions that are employed in the article. In the second part, the sources of the study including the empirical data are briefly described. The third section is devoted to the description of the linguistic features of the main varieties. The last part consists of a conclusion.