Беларуская мова ў тэкстах XVIII стагоддзя (погляды на праблему лексічнай пераемнасці)

Abstract

The period of the middle of the ХVIII century is considered a break in the development of the Belarusian culture, language and literature. The historical, cultural and literary processes in Belarus in the middle of the ХVIII century, the state of the Belarusian language and the peculiarity of the works of Belarusian literature, the peculiarities of the confessional situation are evaluated differently by domestic scientists, writers, and publicists of the first half of the twentieth century. The researchers analyze the Belarusian-language confessional texts of the middle of the ХVIII century and Belarusian-language worship and assert the use of the Belarusian language, although not always frequent, in the then national script, which casts doubt on the thesis of a break in the development between the periods of the old Belarusian language and the new Belarusian literary language. The bias and subjectivity in the interpretation of historical facts on the part of some researchers is explained by the political beliefs of the scientists, their commitment to a specific political view of the historical process in the country and its future fate.