Norms of modern Russian segmental orthoepy: aspects of comprehension in Russian linguistics

The article reveals the following aspects of segmental orthoepy are the subject of research for Russian linguists: 1) the genesis of norms at the phonetic level of the language system; 2) the orthoepic paradigm, which includes normative and deviant pronunciation of words in usage; 3) the conditions of orthoepic variation; 4) the euphonic component of the pronunciation norm; 5) the attitude to the orthoepic tradition - the tendency towards modernization in the sphere of orthoepic codification or conservation of reasonable retrospective. The analysis of the conceptions in Russian linguistics allows us to conclude that the system-centric and anthropocentric approaches to the study of language are combined in problems of segmental orthoepy research.