The Ukrainian Review - Vol. 45 No. 1 - Quarterly Journal of Ukrainian Studies Spring '98

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Quarterly Journal of Ukrainian Studies issue dedicated to internal language planning and broader developments across Ukrainian scholarship. The featured article, “Beyond Politics: Internal Problems of the Ukrainian Language,” examines what counts as acceptable, correct, or pure Ukrainian, focusing on lexicon, spelling, and style rather than external policy areas. It analyzes debates over preservation and adaptation of words, spelling and gender endings, incorporation of international terms, variation limits, and the reasons behind ongoing linguistic struggle. Other sections outline current events, history, arts and culture, and reviews.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages395

Reading Time16 h 35 min

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Current Events

Beyond Politics: Internal Problems of the Ukrainian Language

Some Aspects of the Development of Tourism in Ukraine

History

The Fourth Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada

Chyhyryn Roots of Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi's Family Tree

The Veneti, Sclaveni and Antae in the Light of Archaeology

Arts and Culture

Literary Anniversaries

Visual Poetry in Ukrainian Literature

Reviews

QuarterlyJournalofUkrainianStudies theU spring '98 vol.45 no.1 theUKRAINIAN review is a quarterly journal devoted to allaspects of Ukrainian studies. All articles,whether commissioned orunsolicited,reflect the views of theauthor(s). Editor Stepan Oleskiw Deputy Editor Vera Rich Associate Editors Volodymyr MykulaOleh S.Romanyshyn Editorial Board Nicholas L.ChirovskySeton Hall University(emeritus professor)James DingleyUnitersity of LondonYarema KelebayMcGill UniversityBohdan Kordan University of SaskatchewanLubomyr Luciuk Royal Military Academy of CanadaDmytro M.ShtohrynUniversity of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign tbe UKRAINIAN review is published by: The Association of Ukrainiansin Great Britain,Ltd.Ucrainica Research Institute,Toronto,Ont.,Canada Editorial Office 200 Liverpool Road,London,N11LF,United KingdomTel:(0171)607-6266;Fax:(0171)607-6737;E-mail:uisltd@compuserve.com Subscriptions The subscription price,which includes postage,isS20.00(US S40.00). The price for a single copy is 55.00(US $10.00). Orders should be sent to 49 Linden Gardens,London,W24HG,United KingdomTel:(0171)229-8392;Fax:(0171)792-2499 ISSN 0041-6029 Printed in the UK by UIS Ltd.,London. Cover illustration: Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi (1866-1934). the UKRAINIAN review Contributors 2 Current Events Beyond Politics:Internal Problems of the Ukrainian LanguageJENNIFER PICKUREL TAYLOR 3 Some Aspects of the Development of Tourism in UkraineVSEVOLOD KOBRZHYTSKYI History The Fourth Universal of the Ukrainian Central RadaOLEH BUDZYNSKYI34 Chyhyryn Roots of Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi's Family TreeMYKOLA KUCHERENKO40 The Veneti,Sclaveni and Antae in the Light of ArchaeologyVOLODYMYR BARAN 49 Arts and Culture LiteraryAnniversaries Bicentenary of Kotlyarevskyi's Aeneid(1798-1998)64To the Eternal Memory of Kotlyarevskyi TARAS SHEVCHENKO 65Kotlyarevskyi IVAN FRANKO68 Volodymyr Sosyura(1898-1965)69I recall.VOLODYMYR SOSYURA71Ukraine 71The golden-horned star..._ 72Love Ukrayina!.. 72Beyond the fence...- 73 Visual Poetry in Ukrainian Literature MYKOLA SOROKA 74 Reviews 89 tbe UKRAINIAN review JENNIFER PICKUREL TAYLOR is a PhD student at the Schoolof Slavonic and East EuropeanStudies,University of London. VSEVOLOD KOBRZHYTSKYI is studying for a doctorate inBusiness Administration at theInternational Personnel Academyin Kyiv. OLEH BUDZYNSKYI is a researcher at the MykhayloHrushevskyi Department,Museum of the History of Kyiv. MYKOLA KUCHERENKO works at the Mykhaylo Hrushevskyi Memorial Museumin Kyiv. PROF.VOLODYMYR BARAN an associate member of theNational Academy of Sciencesof Ukraine,is a prominentUkrainian archaeologist.He iscurrently head of archaeologicalresearch at the ancient Halychsettlement,Ivano-Frankivskoblast. MYKOLA SOROKA a philologist,is head of theDepartment of Theory andPractice of Translation,Instituteof Ukrainian Studies,TarasShevchenko Kyiv University. # Beyond Politics:Internal Problemsof the Ukrainian Language Jennifer Pickurel Taylor Along with other language planning issues concerning the Ukrainian lan-guage,the debate over what is acceptable,correct or pure Ukrainian con-tinues.This focuses not on external linguistic issues such as governmentpolicy,education or media usage of the state language,but rather on internalquestions of lexicon,spelling and style.After stating that Ukrainian must assert itsfunctional differentiation,and develop a standard,neutral lexicon and spellingsystem,the question remains:whose Ukrainian? This question is perhaps more complicated than it appears at first glance.Anumber of aspects must be examined.Firstly,which words and phrases,or evenspellings and gender endings,should be preserved?Which sources of enrichmentare acceptable,and how should new words be adapted to fit Ukrainian?Thoughtranslation itself is not directly relevant to internal language problems,the coiningof

FAQs

What does “Beyond Politics” focus on in relation to the Ukrainian language?

It focuses on internal language issues—lexicon, spelling, and style—rather than external matters like government policy, education, or media use of the state language.

Which internal aspects are debated when deciding what is “acceptable” Ukrainian?

The debate considers which words and phrases (including spellings and gender endings) should be preserved, what sources of enrichment are allowed, and how new terms should be adapted and popularized.

How does the article address how international vocabulary should enter Ukrainian?

It discusses whether and how international terms should be coined or incorporated, including how long a new word must remain in general usage to be considered acceptable.

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