Hybrid Texts in Slavic Languages in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

This article discusses the most widespread types of hybrid texts in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The study analyses both original and translated texts produced by Slavs and ethnic minorities, namely Armenians, Tatars and Jews. Among the texts authored by Slavs, those written in prosta mova using the Latin alphabet hold a special place. As observed, one of the reasons for the shift of ethnic minorities to Slavic languages was to overcome dialectal differences. The prevalence of hybrid texts is the best confirmation of the multiethnicity and multilingualism of the Grand Duchy.