ACTIVIZATION OF UNIVERSALIZATION IN MODERN WORD-WRITING

Abstract

In recent years there has been an increased attention of linguists to colloquial word formation, one of the productive ways of which is univerbation. The article presents a comprehensive analysis of neologisms-universes. The author attempts to classify them according to the following criteria: the number of components in the motivating word combination, the particle belonging of the formally motivating component of the word combination, the presence/absence of suffixation. It is found that the most widespread are adjectival suffixal universals motivated by two-component word combinations. The formants used in the production of these derivatives are revealed. The article concludes that the structure of a univerb often formally includes the basis of one of the components. Less common are univerbs that are formally motivated by a few words from a multicomponent derivative phrase. Univerbs are actively used in colloquial speech, in professional discourses, and are part of social jargons.