УСТАРЕВШАЯ ЛЕКСИКА В СОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНОМ КОМПОНЕНТЕ ЯЗЫКОВОЙ КАРТИНЫ МИРА ГОРОЖАН
LEXICAL ARCHAISMS IN THE SOCIOCULTURAL COMPONENT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE’S LANGUAGE IMAGE OF THE WORLD

Summary/Abstract: The process and ways of using obsolete vocabulary in contemporary speech is discussed in the paper. The usage of archaisms is determined by the aim of communication. The speaker readily uses them in the speech but their number differs, depending on the speaker’s profession, place of birth, level of education, age and sex. The sociocultural model of using the archaic words is illustrated in the article. The hierarchy of different social groups is made and the degree of using archaisms by the groups is presented.

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