Is a bro a literary word or vernacular? Let's get it right.
Russian speech is rich and diverse, has unique ways of expression in various social groups. In addition to the literary language, strictly obeying the norms, it includes colloquial and dialectic forms, vernacular, slang. Such lexical saturation of our language allows us to express the smallest shades of thoughts and feelings, to make speech interesting, emotional and understandable in any environment. In this article we will analyze the use cases and the meaning of the word "bro."
Who is called bro?
This word in everyday life can be heard quite often. To understand who bro is, let's see what interpretations of this word exist in modern Russian.
- The very first meaning of this token is gradually becoming obsolete and is already considered obsolete, but is still widely used in certain places, therefore it is dialectic. In some regions, a bro is a cousin. In this sense, the word is not given a special emotional coloring. Example: “My brother Vasily, the son of his eldest father’s sister, decided to marry.”
- Also siblings are often called the word "bros". This is a stylistically reduced version; it is not included in the norm of the literary language. Example: “I was born eight minutes earlier than a bro, so I am considered the eldest.”
- Another colloquially reduced variation of the meaning of this word does not reflect a kinship and has a figurative meaning. A bro is a like-minded person who is close in spirit to a person with whom interests coincide. This value rather shows the spiritual similarity of people or their common life. Example: “I have an army bro, I’m ready to follow him into the fire and into the water.”
- Reduced vocabulary in the Russian language is characterized by special forms of treatment, it is in this context that another colloquial modification of the meaning of the word "bro" appears. This option has a familiar or friendly color. This is how they appeal to any male people, whether it be a man, a young man or a boy. It should be noted that this greeting is not applied to an older person. Example: "Bro, can you give me a cigarette?"
Place of reduced vocabulary in speech
As we see, the modern Russian language in most meanings defines the word "bro" as vernacular.
Spoken vocabulary is used by people in everyday life, in everyday communication. She gives the speech a tone of ease, negligence, and if necessary, allows you to add emotional shades. The use of reduced vocabulary has always been considered a feature of the uneducated part of the population, but along with the book language it is widely distributed in literature, cinema, and television to give the presentation the necessary coloring.
Bro, this is a fiasco!
A video with this name has gained immense popularity on the Internet. The failure of a dog of the Shiba Inu breed, falling into the water under the comment of its owner: “This is a fiasco, bro,” touched and amused the audience, bringing the dog popular love. Thanks to the author’s use of the video of this vernacular, we can judge the owner’s attitude to his dog as a friend, a family member. This once again shows how the Russian language with its variety of lexical means allows you to accurately express the sensations and nuances of human perception.