On Some of Unsolved Modern Punctuation Issues

This article discusses the cases of punctuation in introductory words, adverbs and conjunctions that have not previously been described in the scientific and reference literature.

Thepurpose of the study is to identify some actual problems of punctuation. We used a descriptive method, part of which is observation, and a psycholinguistic method, which includes an experiment (survey) to identify the established norm. The paper analyzes the rules contained in the most authoritative modern punctuation guides and gives recommendations to supplement them with relevant examples.

The analysis of the survey results showed that difficulties in punctuation in the cases under consideration stem from an incomplete understanding of the principles of Russian punctuation among native speakers due to the lack of relevant information in the reference literature. Another conclusion we can draw as a result of the research is that the identification of new punctuation variants is associated with real speech practice. The paper concludes that the constructions that have been analyzed are used when writing texts of different styles, and therefore should be taken into account when codifying Russian punctuation and included in handbooks.

Keywords

punctuation, syntax, punctuation mark, norms, writing practice, principles of punctuation, usage

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29.03.2023

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05.04.2023

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GOST	Kharchenko M. On Some of Unsolved Modern Punctuation Issues // Russkaya Rech’ – 2023. – Issue 1 C. 77-87 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/rusrech/s013161170024707-6-1-en (circulation date: 15.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013161170024707-6
MLA	Kharchenko, Mariya M "On Some of Unsolved Modern Punctuation Issues." Russkaya Rech’ 1 (2023):77-87. DOI: 10.31857/S013161170024707-6
APA	Kharchenko M. (2023). On Some of Unsolved Modern Punctuation Issues. Russkaya Rech’ (1), pp.77-87 DOI: 10.31857/S013161170024707-6

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