THE NEW CONTENT OF THE CONCEPT OF “NEOLOGISM” AT PRESENT STAGE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LINGUISTIC SCIENCE

Abstract

Every day new words and phrases appear in the English language, which replenish the active vocabulary.The main reason for this the development of science and technology, as well as in connection with a change in social values.The purpose of the given article is to present various interpretations of the term neologism in a diachronic aspect and to introduce the main structural and semantic features of this concept. The scientific and practical significance lies in the fact that an analysis was performed with its own conclusions, as well as an experiment was conducted that proves the relevance of the conversion method. Methods that were used in the research are: the analysis, synthesis and experiment. This article presents various interpretations of the term “neologism” by modern linguists. The main terms of the new words are highlighted and a specific analysis is given. Two structural classifications of the formation of new words are noted, the actual semantic reasons for the appearance of new words are described. Examples of neologisms with different structure of formation are presented.The information of the article can be used by teachers, students in the field of linguistics and neology. Moreover, the facts might be useful for everyone who is interested in the theme of English neologisms and learning English as well.