Мовна політика в контексті формування державницької ідентичності в Україні

Abstract

The issue of language status and development at the state level, in academic and broad socio-political discourse, traditionally occupies an important place among the criteria of national identity. Being the object of special attention of the state as an object of normative management, maintenance and use, it also becomes a means of constructing state identity. Such an identity of citizens is very important for modern Ukraine, its formation is recognized as an urgent, vital need for the country, especially in times of armed conflict. The article reveals the peculiarities of the relationship between language policy and the creation of state identity in Ukraine. An attempt is made to explore the preconditions for the formation of the current state of language policy, in the context of national, the peculiarities of its representation at different levels of social and political discourse. The history of normative consolidation of the status of language in the legislative acts of the country and attempts of various parliamentary parties to stick to this status is traced. The position of parliamentary forces as political authors is compared with the opinion of the society represented by the results of polls.