Replenishment of modern english vocabulary

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the modern English language and development of its vocabulary. It is also said about structural and semantic peculiarities of new vocabulary units, ways and means of enriching the vocabulary. One of the main ways of enlarging the lexical system of modern English language is represented by borrowings. The analysis of the latest research shows that the role of borrowings depends on certain development conditions. The appearance of a numerous new words and the development of new meanings in the words already available in the language may be largely accounted for by the rapid flow of events, the progress of science and technology and emergence of new concepts in different fields of human activity. The growth of the vocabulary also reflects the peculiarities of the way of life of the language community in which the new words appear. The obtained results are aimed at further understanding of various means of wordformation, and semantic development of words already available in the language.

Проаналізовано стан сучасної англійської мови та розвиток її словника. Досліджено появу великої кількості нових слів та зміну значень уже існуючих лексичних одиниць, їх структурні та семантичні особливості. Стаття містить матеріал про різноманітні шляхи та засоби збагачення англійського лексичного словника.