On the problem of museumification of the Russian literary language

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of museumification and exposure of the language, the future museum of the Russian literary language, its main subject, aims and functions. The author of the article proposes to consider the Russian literary language as an intangible object of culture, which has a certain structure, stable elements and which is a carrier of cultural memory associated with social and historical processes. The Russian literary language can be museumified, become an object of conservation, study and popularization in a museum. The Russian literary language can be preserved in the museum by creating descriptions of museum items, with the emphasis on the history of the language, organizing the work of the museum exposition, and by holding museum events. The exposition is proposed to be built on those museum items (manuscripts, typescripts, books, audio, video recordings, pictorial materials) that are in storage of the funds of the Vladimir Dahl State Literary Museum, grouped in such a way that the emphasis is on the linguistic phenomena. The article provides examples of language museums and language exhibits. Most language museums are primarily aimed at drawing the attention of visitors to the history and modern use of the language. They are built on interactive materials that allow you to communicate with the public. The Museum of the Russian Language will take into account the experience of other language museums and expositions. Unlike other museums, it will focus on the language of Russian literature as a variant of the language. The museum, relying on the study of the language of literature, will demonstrate the work of authors with the language, their participation in the development of the language. The museum will be aimed at communication with the visitor, at their interaction with the language of Russian literature.