The problem of the mother tongue: small prose by Yanka Bryl Cover Image

Праблема роднай мовы: малая проза Янкі Брыля
The problem of the mother tongue: small prose by Yanka Bryl

Author(s): Anna Al’štynûk
Subject(s): Language studies, Belarussian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: lyric prose; autobiographical approach; the Belarusian language; the people of Belarus; national consciousness; Russification; national ideology;

Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates the issue of the Belarusian language in Yanka Bril’s small prose. The role of native language and national ideology that influenced Yanka Bril’s character and helped him to become a writer is emphasized.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 217-225
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Belarusian