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Article name	The Russian Language in the Context of the Language Situation in the Border City of Heihe, China
Authors	Krasovskiy A.V.Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language 767676@bk.ru
Bibliographic description	Krasovskiy A. V. The Russian Language in the Context of the Language Situation in the Border City of Heihe, China // Humanitarian Vector. 2018. Vol. 13, No.1. PP. 24–31. DOI: 10.21209/1996-7853-2018-13-1-24-31.
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DOI	10.21209/1996-7853-2018-13-1-24-31
UDK	81’27=161.1(510)
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Annotation	Due to the geographical situation and close inter-state official and everyday contacts in the border regions of China, there is a unique language situation, in which the Russian language plays an important role, despite the extremely small proportion of Russians in the ethnic composition of the local population. The vast majority of people using the Russian language daily are not considered as bearers of Russian culture. Special emphasis is put on the position of the Russian language in the language situation and a variety of forms of its functioning. The Russian-Chinese pidgin is widely used as a contact language by Russians and Chinese. It is used in the service sector, street and wholesale trade, transport and medical sectors. The Russian language applying for the literary form is used in the fields of education, mass communication and international cooperation. Special characteristic with different written form of the Russian language is used for commercial purposes and for the design of urban space. The research methodology includes the general scientific (discussion, interview, observation) and linguistic methods (communicative-pragmatic method, the method of linguistic interpretation of written sources). The problem of linguistic situations is of particular relevance nowadays, in the era of globalization, international integration and multi-ethnic societies. Analysis and description of the language situation can be applied to predict trends in the language life of society at different spatial and temporal realities.
Key words	language situation, idiom, communication sphere, linguistic life of society, pidgin, communicative power
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