MORPHEMIC ANALYSIS OF RUSSIAN-SPEAKING SLANG VERBS EMERGING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GAMER SLANG OF ENGLISH- AND GERMAN- SPEAKING ONLINE GAMES

Abstract

The study considers a problem of morphemic composition of Russian slang verbs formed from foreign slang and literary verbs. Most of gamers, forming the target audience of modern video games, regardless of their genre or setting, are native English speakers. In this regard, most of the related information on web pages, forums and within the game itself is presented in English. This paper analyzes the views of other researchers on similar issues. In addition, the article also analyzes some German-language services and online games, which have influenced the word composition processes of the Russian language. Based on the study of oral and written speech of players in specific communicative situations, it is found that the main mechanism of word composition of Russian slang verbs is transliteration of foreign-language nouns and verbs, with the subsequent addition of various suffixes to the transliterated basis. At the same time, the influence of German slang vocabulary on word composition processes remains debatable and requires additional research.