Runglish

Runglish, Ruslish, Russlish (Russian: рунглиш, руслиш, русслиш), or Russian English, is a language born out of a mixture of the English and Russian languages. This is common among Russian speakers who speak English as a second language, and it is mainly spoken in post-Soviet States.[1]

The earliest of these portmanteau words is Russlish, dating from 1971. Appearing later are (chronologically): Russglish (1991), Ruglish (1993), Ringlish (1996), Ruslish (1997), Runglish (1998), Rusglish (1999), and Rusinglish (2015).[2]

Runglish is formed by adaptation of English phrases and words into Russian-style by adding affixes, with the purpose of using it in everyday communication.[3] Runglish is a neologism used to represent at least two different combinations of Russian and English: pidgin and informal latinizations of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Although less widespread than other pidgins and creoles, such as Tok Pisin, Runglish is spoken in a number of English-Russian communities, such as in Southern Australia and most notably the Russian-speaking community of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, New York.[1] Brighton Beach has been nicknamed Little Odessa due to its population of Russian-speaking immigrants from Ukraine and Russia.[4] Runglish is considered to be used and spoken by at least 130 million people.[5] This number mainly consists of Russian-speaking immigrants and their descendants.

  1. ^ a b Lambert, James (2017). "A multitude of "lishes": The nomenclature of hybridity". English World-Wide. 38 (3). doi:10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam (inactive 2024-04-27). ISSN 0172-8865.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link)
  2. ^ Lambert, James (2017). "A multitude of "lishes": The nomenclature of hybridity". English World-Wide. 38 (3). doi:10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam (inactive 2024-04-27).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link)
  3. ^ Titova, U.V.; Proshin, R.D. (22 April 2013). "Linguistic Phenomenon "Runglish": English Language Penetration Into Russian Language" (PDF). Язык, Культура, История: Конференция Молодых Ученых, Аспирантов и Студентов (г. Ульяновск, 22 апреля 2013 года): сборник научных трудов [Language, Culture, History: Conference of Young Academics, Graduate Students, and Students (Ulyanovsk, 22 April 2013): Collected papers]. Ulyanovsk: Ulyanovsk State Technical University. pp. 20–22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ Idov, Michael (13 April 2009). "The Everything Guide to Brighton Beach". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "КраткаЯ историЯ рунглиша" [A brief history of Runglish]. Русский Базар [Russian Bazaar] (in Russian). New York (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Bronx) and New Jersey. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2021.