Linguistic landscape of Batagai village, Verkhoyansky district (based on the results of the Summer Scientific School “ young Researchers of Verkhoyansk” 2023)

The linguistic landscape (LL) is an important part of the public space for the formation of the linguistic consciousness of the population. It acquires particular significance in the conditions of natural bilingualism in the national republics of Russia. The correlation of languages in the visual space reflects the realities of the functioning and implementation of the state’s language policy as a whole. In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Yakut language has the status of a state language alongside the Russian language.  In  order  to  preserve  and  develop  the  languages  of  the  republic,  a  long-term  state  programme  is  being  adopted, which, unfortunately, does not reflect the linguistic landscape. The purpose of the study is to analyse  the  linguistic  landscape  of  the  urban-type  settlement  of  Batagai,  Verkhoyansky  district.  The study  was  conducted  within  the  framework  of  the  Summer  Scientific  School  “Young  Researchers  of  Verkhoyansk”  in  June-July  2023.  In  accordance  with  the  purpose  of  the  study,  the  following  tasks were  solved:  collection  of  factual  material  by  photographing  institutional  signs,  banners,  information materials, analysis of the representation of languages in visual LL, summary of the results. The method of  collecting  and  analysing  linguistic  material,  the  statistical  method,  and  the  comparative  analysis  of  photographic texts were used. In the first stage of the study, 369 units of LL were collected from two main streets of the village: Lenin and Ammosova. The collected material is grouped as follows: address signs, signboards, signs of operation hours, signs with prohibition or warning signs, information announcements, memorial  signs,  graffiti,  billboards,  signs  of  organisations,  advertising  posters.  In  the  second  stage, material was collected on the internal linguistic landscape of 16 buildings and amounted to 465 units. The internal linguistic landscape consists of information boards, announcements, advertisements, navigational information, etc.

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