NORMALITY AS A BASIC SIGN OF THE LITERARY LANGUAGE
In our dynamic and very demanding time, a modern person must possess not only professional qualities, but also have a clear and normative speech in order to achieve the goals and tasks set. Literary language is considered the basis of speech culture, as it corresponds to the norms of the modern Russian language. The article defines the literary language; its main functions are listed; the signs and forms of the literary language are examined; some deviations from the literary norms are noted.