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Questions tagged [история-языка]

Questions on the history of the Russian language, its origin and changes it underwent through the centuries.

Questions on the history of the Russian language, its origin and changes it underwent through the centuries. This includes historical changes in vocabulary, grammar, phonetics and semantics.

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Why are there so many Dutch words that sound similar to Russian words?

Some…
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Talking of historical grade systems, how should I call "отличник"?

In pre-prevoluationary times in Russian gymnasiums there was a 12-level grade system. In Soviet Union, as well as in Russian Federation, schools stand with 5-level grade system, but there is an actively discussed proposal to switch to 10-level…
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Why did the frequency of the word "черт" (devil) in books increase by a few times since the October Revolution?

I see in the Google Books statistics that the frequency of the word "черт" (devil) per unit of text length in books increased by ~3 times since the October revolution: Link. I used the case-insensitive option and included "черт," "чертъ," "чорт,"…
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When did (Old) Russian lose its Plusquamperfect?

Did it disappear in some transitional period or later, when Modern Russian already existed?
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Did Russian language brought any thing from Tamil language?

My mother language is Tamil (which considered to be a very old language). While creating Russian language did they got any words or characters from Tamil language?
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When (and, if applicable, where) did ся cease to be a free clitic?

Russian and other East Slavic languages are peculiar, by Slavic standards, in having a fixed post-verbal reflexive particle rather than a free one (or rather, one that tends to follow Wackernagel's law and come second in a clause). It was already…
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Why Lomonosov calls Russian language "российский"?

Lomonosov consistently calls Russian language "российский" in his works: "Российская грамматика" "Письмо о правилах российского стихотворства" "Предисловие о пользе книг церковных в российском языке". Is there a reason why he does not use "русский…
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Recent Russian language changes

What are the most significant changes in Russian language in 20th-21st centuries other than orthography rules and lexicon?
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Is there an ancient language related to Russian that can be easily studied?

I am a native American English speaker. To improve my SAT verbal score, I studied Latin. Is there an analogous ancient language for Russian?
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When did the к/ч consonant alteration appear in Russian? Когда в русском языке впервые появилось чередование к/ч?

In words like век - вечный, урок - урочный, доска - досочка or миска - мисочка. Can this be a result of Uralic influence? В словах наподобие век - вечный, урок - урочный, доска - досочка или миска - мисочка. Может ли это быть результатом влияния…
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