Кристаллизация деловой речи в Петровскую эпоху
CRYSTALLIZATION OF FORMAL SPEECH IN THE PETRINE ERA

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the processes of reforming the Russian formal speech in the era of Peter the Great, which were actively continued during the time of Catherine the Great and received a logical conclusion only at the beginning of the XIX century. Social, historical, cultural and linguistic reasons for a number of transformations in business writing are determined, having crystallization character, which is characterized by the sequential ordering of the business language of the XVIII century, still largely amorphous and not established in the new historical realities of Peter the Great. The changes that took place were systemic in nature and were associated with the strengthening of the role of document communication in governing the country. Of great importance was the regulation of documents at all levels, which led to the strengthening of the regulatory function of state communication. The authors propose a classification of these transformations by certain criteria and demonstrate their diversity and cultural inevitability. The role of state policy in reforming Russian business speech at the beginning of the XVIII century is emphasized.

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