The Pushkin Institute chose the word of the year

State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin called “legacy” the word of 2022, according to the university’s page on VKontakte.

In their assessment, the institute staff used the statistical data of Wordstat Yandex, Medialogy and Integrum. At the same time, the authors deliberately excluded from the materials words related to political and military topics. “Our goal was to find a word of positive connotation and public support,” the institute explained.

According to Medialogy, in 2022, more than 1 million messages containing the word “heritage” were published. “A meaningful analysis of publications shows that the appeal to the historical and cultural heritage of the country has acquired special significance this year,” experts said, adding that this word was repeatedly heard at major events and holidays, it was said by the first persons of the state.

“Inherit” literally means “to follow,” the institute said in a statement. “We live in a very turbulent time, and right now it seems important to rethink the historical past, with all the mistakes and achievements, in order to understand the path we should follow,” the authors of the study noted.

State. IRA them. A.S. Pushkin annually sums up the results of the study "Word of the Year". In 2021, the word “satellite”, which is “strongly associated with the name of the Russian vaccine” against covid-19 “Sputnik V”, took the first place in terms of frequency of use in the Russian-language media. The leaders of 2020 were “self-isolation” and “zeroing”.

Foreign organizations have also chosen the word 2022. For example, the British Collins English Dictionary gave primacy to the term "permacrisis", which means "a prolonged period of instability and insecurity." The linguists of the German Language Society have identified the word Zeitenwende, which means "turning point".