Functioning of the Komi-Permian language in the media and printed press of the Perm krai

the article considers the functioning of the Komi-Permian language in the media and printed press of the Perm krai. The relevance of the work is due to the ongoing changes in the language situation in the region, in particular, a significant decrease in the number of native speakers of the Komi-Permian language that has occurred over the past 10 years. The purpose of the article is to trace changes in the use of the Komi-Permian language by its speakers in the media, including television, films, the Internet and printed publications. The analyzed materials were the results of a survey of Komi-Permyaks collected in 2015 and 2023-2024. The analysis of the material obtained during the survey shows that the Komi-Permyaks predominantly use Russian when watching TV programs and films, reading books and the press, searching for information on the Internet. Although over the past 9 years there have been changes towards a wider use of the Komi-Permian language, firstly, this is not typical for all the areas considered, and secondly, these changes do not change the general ratio in favor of the Russian language. The Komi-Permian language is underrepresented in the media space of the Perm krai: the number of TV programs, printed publications and their topics do not allow for the full satisfaction of the needs of speakers. Providing regional media broadcasting in the Komi-Permyak language with airtime with a higher rating, expanding the topics and list of television programs and printed publications, supporting communities and blogs in the Komi-Permian language in the Internet space will strengthen the functional capacity of the Komi-Permian language.

the Komi-Permian language, language situation, media space of the region, media, functioning of the Komi-Permian language