SEMASIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-STANDARD WORDS: ANALYSIS OF METHODS AND FEATURES OF WORD FORMATION

Abstract

The study analyses the word formation of non-standard lexicon in English, focusing on its active ways of manifestation. Considerable attention is paid to the use of reduplication, transposition, suffixation and postpositional formations in the formation of plain units. The objective of the study is to identify the main trends and techniques used in the word formation of non-standard lexicon, as well as to determine their functional significance in the context of different socio-cultural variations. Using the method of quantitative-analytical research, the frequency of non-standard word-formation systems, their structural and semantic features are revealed using examples. The method includes the analysis of categorical structures, morphological transformations and contextual usage of the studied lexemes. The study emphasises the significance of non-standard word formation as an expressive means in colloquial and informal styles of English, and reveals the main differences between American and British variants of non-standard vocabulary. Overall, the study sheds light on the mechanisms of non-standard word formation and their role in language practice, which is important for understanding the dynamics of language and socio-cultural change.