Sociolinguistics Identity Language policy
Uzhhorod National University

Research Centre for the Sociology of Language

We study language situations, language policy, and multilingualism — with a focus on Transcarpathia and borderlands.

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Directions of our work

Several lines of research — ranging from the linguistic situation and government policy to educational practices, multilingualism, border regions and experiences of forced migration

Language situation

How languages function in the public sphere: domains of use, status, and dynamics of change

Language policy

Normative foundations and institutional mechanisms for regulating language relations

Language education

Models of bi- and multilingual education, CLIL methodology, and language immersion in schools

Multilingualism

Everyday language practices of bi- and multilingual families, communities, and public space

Regional language contexts

Comparative study of language situations across Ukraine — from Zakarpattia to Odesa, Sumy, and Kyiv regions — with attention to cross-border specificity

Migration linguistics

Language awareness and language behavior of displaced people: adaptation and integration in wartime conditions

Language as a social phenomenon in the focus of research

The Research Centre for the Sociology of Language at Uzhhorod National University brings together scholars who study language as a social phenomenon: communication practices, language policy, identity, and multilingualism in the region.

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Scientific Forums 11.09.2026

8th International Academic Conference “Slavic Languages and Contemporary Social Change”

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Scientific Forums 27.06.2026

Direct speech from an international sociolinguistic dialogue: meanings, impressions, conference takeaways

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Scientific Forums 12.06.2026

UzhNU concludes a three-day international conference on changes in Ukrainians’ language awareness during wartime

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Scientific Forums 10.06.2026

UzhNU hosts a conference on the dynamics of Ukrainians’ language awareness amid war and migration

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International Cooperation 12.05.2026

Professor Halyna Shumytska joined the international team of the Migration Linguistics Lab at the University of Warsaw

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Scientific Forums 13.03.2026

UzhNU professor presented sociolinguistic research findings at an international seminar at Jagiellonian University

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Who you are dealing with

The centre’s head and the research community that joins the projects

Building the team

Halyna Shumytska

Halyna Shumytska

Doctor of Philology, professor at UzhNU’s Department of Sociology and Social Work, head of the centre

Research at the centre is led by Doctor of Philology Halyna Shumytska. Scholars from UzhNU’s Department of Sociology and Social Work, and Sociology students who take part in field surveys during their practical training, contribute to the projects on an ongoing basis.

The centre is open to collaboration with researchers, doctoral candidates and students interested in the sociology of language.

Partnership with research institutions

Institute of the Ukrainian Language NAS of Ukraine Izmail State University of Humanities UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG) Ukrainian Institute Justus Liebig University Giessen Ukrainian Catholic University Migration Linguistics Lab University of Warsaw

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