The Problem of Spelling Norms Compliance with the Positional Alternation of "у" and "в" in Modern Scientific Articles of Technical Profile

The article examines the problem of compliance with the norms of positional alternation of vowels and consonants “у” and “в” which is relevant for modern Ukrainian linguistics, in order to achieve euphonomy in the Ukrainian language. Based on the material of scientific articles published in the Journal of Lviv Polytechnic National University in 2007, number 592, the available examples of the use of prefixes “у” and “в” were investigated according to their given normativeness. For this purpose, 529 euphonomes were isolated by the method of continuous sampling. From the modern Ukrainian language point of view, normativeness spelling turned out to be 375 examples, which is 70.9% and – 154 examples – erroneous, which is 29.1%. The research of possible reasons for non-compliance with the current spelling rules for cases of non-normative use in comparing them with the normative ones allowed us to find out the main tendencies of establishing the rules of positional alternation of letters to denote vowels and consonants. It is stated that modern speakers constantly avoid coincidences of vowels confirming the unpopularity of such sound combinations. It was found that excessive formalism in spelling rules for consonant matches contributes to the emergence of numerous cases of violations of the norm, as the spelling does not take into account the requirements of the melody of a particular phrase and the individual language sense of the Ukrainian language. Those consonant matches that are visually difficult to pronounce often eliminate the presence of a pause and the pronunciation of the “y”-infinitive. In addition, it is noted that a significant number of consonant coincidences occur in the use of “в” before the ringing (sonorous) consonant, in particular before the next sound “й”, which can be perceived as not too difficult to pronounce the match. Modern spelling, as the main normalizing document of literary language, should provide speakers with more opportunities for flexible application of positional alternation of letters to denote vowels and consonants. Further study of this problem can be designed for the analysis of scientific literature (articles, monographs) of other periods, in particular modern scientific and educational publications, in compliance with the rules of positional alternation of “у” and “в”.