Romanic, Germanic and Oriental languages
Published 2018-05-17
Keywords
- lexical borrowings,
- semantics of borrowings,
- spheres of income,
- synonymic series
Abstract
The paper deals with the consideration of foreign lexical units. Special attention was concentrated on the semantics of borrowings. Promoting semantic assimilation of lexical units of foreign origin in the system of modern English was analyzed in the article. They are: adaptation to the new language environment, influence of time, belonging to a certain style, sphere of use and functioning.