Russian
Let an agent handle Russian by grammar, script, varieties, learning resources and status, attributing positions on language policy to their sources.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Language Structure.
Script
Cyrillic.
Script
Cyrillic script.
- How are these Cyrillic letters pronounced and transliterated? definition
- Which transliteration standard applies? provenance
Grammar
Cases and aspect.
Grammar
Grammar.
- How do cases and verb aspect work in Russian? definition
- Which grammar reference is reliable? provenance
Status Official status.
Countries
Legal status.
Countries
Legal status by country.
- What legal status does Russian have in this country, according to its laws? provenance
- Has it changed recently? provenance
Contested
Language policy debates.
Contested
Language policy debates.
- What positions exist on Russian language policy here, and who holds them? provenance
- Is the summary neutral and attributed? boundary
Learning Studying Russian.
Resources
Courses.
Resources
Learning resources.
- Which resources suit this learner level? action
- How can cases be practised? action
Exams
Certificates.
Exams
Exams.
- Which certificates, such as TORFL levels, fit this goal? provenance
- Where can they be taken? provenance
Use Translation and data.
Translation
Register.
Translation
Translation.
- Should formal vy or informal ty be used in this translation? boundary
- Which terms differ regionally? definition
Speakers
Statistics.
Speakers
Speaker numbers.
- How many speakers are there, according to recent sources? provenance
- First or second language? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Russian language in Japan, Russian language in the United States, Russian language in Belarus, Russian language in Finland, Russian language in Mongolia, Russian language in Georgia, Russian language in Transnistria, Russian language in Armenia, Russian language in Kyrgyzstan, Russian language in Tajikistan, Russian language in Turkmenistan, Russian language in Canada
What it is Filled
An East Slavic language written in the Cyrillic script, spoken as a first or second language by well over two hundred million people, official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and one of the six official languages of the United Nations; its status in other countries varies and is in some cases politically contested.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle Russian by grammar, script, varieties, learning resources and status, attributing positions on language policy to their sources.
Distinguishing features Filled
- East Slavic language
- Cyrillic script
- Rich case system
- UN official language
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat speakers of Russian as supporters of any government.
- Use the language to impersonate officials or spread disinformation.
- Present the language's status in a country as settled where it is contested.
- Mock or belittle speakers for their accent or variety.
Only with a human decision
- Translating legal, medical or asylum documents.
May
- Translate, teach and explain Russian accurately.
- Describe its status in each country from official sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Language policy in former Soviet states is politically charged and affects minorities.
- Speakers abroad face hostility linked to politics they may oppose.
Who is affected
- Speakers of Russian
- Speakers of other languages in the same states
- Translators
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a language; its speakers hold it in common.
Master systems
- Language catalogues such as ISO 639-3
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q144713 - registry parent class
related
- East Slavic language - category
- Cyrillic script - script
- Ukrainian and Belarusian - related languages
- Russians - people
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.russian
- Wikidata: Q7737 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7737)
- ISO 639-1: ru language code
- ISO 639-3: rus language code
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Cyrillic alphabet
- Six grammatical cases
- Ukrainian and Belarusian are related separate languages
- Cyrillic text with letters such as ya, sh and the soft sign.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain Cyrillic script and pronunciation
- find learning resources and exams
- find official status by country with sources
- translate with attention to register
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Conflating language with nationality or politics
- Unattributed claims on language policy
- Transliteration inconsistency
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National language laws
- UN official language arrangements
- TORFL (TRKI) exams
Context of use required Filled
- Communication, literature, science and international relations.
- standard Russian
- regional varieties
- Russian in diaspora communities
- historical Old Russian
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7737: Russian - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Russian language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Russian in each country be a separate entry?
- How should speaker figures be sourced?
- How should transliteration schemes be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7737/spec.json