The World of Science, Culture and EducationISSN 1991-5497 · ISSN 1991-5500

No. 1 (80), 2020 · 324 · DOI: 10.24411/1991-5497-2020-00131

MODERN ENGLISH BORROWINGS AND THE PROBLEM OF INTER-VARIETY IN LIGHT OF THE GENERAL THEORY OF BORROWING

Akhmetshina Yu.V.

Abstract

The author raises the English borrowing problem, its influence on the modern Russian language. The article considers the notion of inter-variety borrowing with reference to American loanwords in English, which demonstrate the specific character of the process of borrowing from one national variety into another. The author reveals the system connections of the term under consideration with сcorrelative terms (variety borrowing, internal borrowing). This article discusses the semantic and word-formative aspects of terminology in the field of communicationHere is the analysis of theoretical sources on the topic of the research. Examples show various ways of adapting borrowed terms. During adaptation these terms pass the stages of assimilation, adapting to the conditions of functioning in language-adopter. Along with overall globalization English-American linguistic borrowing is considered to be a positive phenomenon providing infinite possibilities for international partnership.

Keywords: English borrowings, аnglicism, americanism, inter-variety borrowing, American English, terminology, assimilation.

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How to cite

Akhmetshina Yu.V. MODERN ENGLISH BORROWINGS AND THE PROBLEM OF INTER-VARIETY IN LIGHT OF THE GENERAL THEORY OF BORROWING. The World of Science, Culture and Education. 2020. No. 1 (80). 324. DOI: 10.24411/1991-5497-2020-00131