The process of lexical borrowing at the present stage of development of the Russian language: pros and cons

Beljaeva Olesja

This article describes the features of the process of lexical borrowing at the present stage of the development of the Russian language. The author considers several points of view. Supporters are trying to understand the reasons for the appearance of borrowed words in the Russian language, and believe that such words enrich the Russian language. Opponents of clogging the Russian language with foreign words, they propose to replace all such words with their own, originally Russian. It is emphasized that the problem is not only that foreign words appear uncontrollably in our language, but also in how they are understood, interpreted and in what sense are used by people. The article analyzes the data of various sociological studies, the purpose of which was to reveal the attitude of people to the borrowing of foreign words into Russian speech, as well as awareness of the meaning of these words.

Keywords:borrowed words, Russian word, influence of foreign words, culture of speech, national wealth.