Functions of IT neologisms in the Russian language of the latest period (based on electronic media texts)

   The paper studies the structure and semantics of information technology neologisms in the modern Russian language. The research is based on the method of contextual search, as well as on the analysis of literary sources, with the aim to identify the ways neologisms function in electronic media. The article raises the question of the influence that the English language exerts on the formation of neologisms in the modern Russian language and carries out a structural and semantic analysis of new words in the field of IT technologies, highlighting the main trends in their formation and semantic assimilation.

   The object of this scientific work is the texts of electronic media, and the subject is the neologisms of the IT sphere.

   The purpose of the article is a functional and stylistic analysis of IT neologisms in the Russian language of the latest period, based on electronic media texts.

   The article presents the results of research into information technology neologisms in the texts of modern mass media, which are an interesting and actively developing phenomenon in the modern Russian language.

   The relevance of the research can be explained by the rapidly increasing number of new words, denoting the means of communication and the latest computer technologies.

   The study of the development of neologisms makes it possible to observe characteristic features in the language development and the organization of speech activity. The article employs the descriptive method with respect to neologisms of the IT sphere, found in modern electronic media texts, using elements of etymology, as well as various types of dictionaries and journalistic publications.

   The practical significance of the scientific article lies in the possibility of using the obtained data as reference material for further research in the field of Russian language lexicology of the recent period.

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