COMPARISON OF THE PROCESS OF BORROWING ENGLISH WORDS INTO RUSSIAN AND CHINESE

Abstract

The article considers the process of borrowing, which is an integral part of the development of every modern language. Currently, the main stream of borrowings comes from the English language. But the process of borrowing and entering Anglicisms dramatically differs depending on the specific language. This is especially evident when comparing the methods of transmission and adaptation of English words in Russian and Chinese languages, since these languages belong to different language families, which is reflected in their structure: phonetics, vocabulary, grammar. The authors also reveal historical and social reasons that impact on the process of borrowing English words into Russian and Chinese. The analysis is based on the specific examples from the Internet.