AGE DYNAMICS IN KUMYK RUSSIAN BILINGUALISM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR LANGUAGE VITALITY: LINGUISTIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS. PART 1

In: Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta: naučnyj žurnal = Moscow State University bulletin. Serija 9, Filologija, Heft №1, 2024, S. 37-53

Abstract

This article explores the linguistic and sociocultural situation of the Terek Kumyk linguistic community. The data for the study have been collected in the fieldwork expedition in August 2023 in the village of Predgornoye (Mozdok district, North Ossetia - Alania). The vitality of Terek Kumyk is assessed through the age dynamics of Kumyk-Russian bilingualism. In the study, 108 native speakers representing seven age groups have been interviewed. For each group, its bilingual and sociocultural profiles have been identified.