THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN 2023: WORDS OF THE YEAR CONTENT PLANE AND EXPRESSION PLANE

Abstract

The article includes the analysis of a number of lexical units chosen by three authoritative English dictionaries as keywords for 2023. Such lexical units, differing in parts of speech they belong to as well as their method of word formation, include AI, hallucinate, rizz. In addition, there are some other words and expressions that made it to the final list of candidates. The purpose of the study is to describe the selected lexical units taking into account their content plane and expression plane. The article is of interest primarily to lexicologists and terminologists. The results and conclusions of the study may also be useful in the process of teaching English, since getting aware of them gives students the opportunity to trace changing trends in the use of lexical units by native speakers.