On realisation of derivational potential of Anglicisms in Russian and Croatian languages (based on mass media texts and Internet forums) Cover Image

К вопросу реализации деривационного потенциала англицизмов в русском и хорватском языках (на материале текстов сми и интернет-форумов)
On realisation of derivational potential of Anglicisms in Russian and Croatian languages (based on mass media texts and Internet forums)

Author(s): Nika Zoricic, Marina Vasilievna Radčenko
Subject(s): Media studies, Morphology, Lexis, Pragmatics, Comparative Linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Russian language; Croatian language; Anglicisms; English borrowings; occasionalisms; mass media texts; Internet forums; word-formation; derivational processes; affixation; suffixation;

Summary/Abstract: English loanwords, demonstrating varying degrees of adaptation in Russian and Croatian, are actively used in derivational processes. The formation of neologisms, very frequently found in mass media texts and in the language of the Internet, can be carried out in both conventional and non-conventional ways. Based on a comparative analysis, the most productive ways of forming neologisms derived from Anglicisms are revealed: suffixation, analytical compounding (in Russian), graphical derivation, blending. The degree of word-formation potential of the newest Anglicisms reflects the relevance of the designated phenomenon and the frequency of use of the borrowing and its derivatives.

  • Issue Year: 59/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-17
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Russian