NEW BORROWINGS AS THE MEANS OF MODERN WORD FORMATION

Abstract

Introduction. Lexical and semantic system of any language is constantly changing underthe influence of lingual and extralingual factors. One of such factors is the appearance of newborrowings as special lexical layer of the language. Studying the borrowings’ word formationpeculiarities is rather actual task in modern Ukrainian linguistics. Purpose. The paper aimsto analyze word forming force of new borrowings in modern Ukrainian and establish lingualand extralingual factors influencing their derivative capacity. Methods. The given researchis grounded on the analytical and descriptive method, which includes observation, generalization,and typology of the factual material. Results. It has been proved that new borrowings, whichdo not decline and have rather weak derivative capacity, comprise certain semantic and structuralgroup in lexical system of modern Ukrainian language. On the criterion of their genderdifferentiation the paper illustrates the derivative force of new borrowings which serve as the basisfor the formation of different parts of speech derivations. Special attention is paid to the lingualand extralingual factors which predetermine derivative potential of new borrowings as meansof word formation. Conclusion. Borrowed words reveal their word formation capacity differently. Some of them are rather productive and realize their derivative options in new formed nouns,adjectives and verbs. The rest of them show their zero productive capacity. Main factors influencingthe derivative force of new borrowings are the followings: lexical and grammatical semantics,phonomorphemic structure, the level of word formation, the duration of their functioningin the language, frequency of their usage.