Basic Concepts, Problems and Developmental Trends of Modern Sociolinguistics Contained in “Sotsiolinhvistychnyĭ Kompendium (The Sociolinguistic Compendium)”, Edited by Helena Krasowska, Oleksiy Sukhomlynov, and Petro Sygeda (Kyiv: Talkom, 2020. pp. 336)

Abstract

This review presents the work of an international team of researchers devoted to a thorough description of the problems of modern sociolinguistics. The developmental stages and basic concepts of sociolinguistics are analysed, and the trends and methods of modern sociolinguistic researches are presented. The mutual influences of language and society are demonstrated and the legal status of the state language in Ukraine is analysed.

Keywords

• sociolinguistics
• compendium
• basic concepts of sociolinguistics
• methods and trends of sociolinguistic research
• state language