Categorization of “random loanwords” in the aspect of studying the latest Turkisms in Russian-language musical discourse

Abstract

This article categorizes random loanwords-Turkisms functioning in the Russian-language musical discourse. The work analyzes the existing approaches to the categorization of random loanwords, establishes their similarities and differences with a related phenomenon – foreign-language inclusions. We propose to differentiate these concepts within the framework of a new, psycholinguocultural approach, based on the methods of linguocultural studies, cognitive linguistics and ethnopsycholinguistics. We study the cases of using random loanwords in the texts of musical compositions in Russian by means of such special methods as the definitional analysis, contextual-situational analysis, component analysis, comparativecontrastive method, linguocultural analysis, cognitive-semantic analysis, discursive and axiological analyses. The study is based on the texts of musical compositions in Russian by Turkic-speaking and some non-Turkic-speaking performers. When selecting the text material, its compliance with the time criterion (publications for the period from 2019 to 2024) and the ethnic status of the performers of musical compositions (the origin of the performer, the origin of the parents, self-determination, the region of performances) were taken into account. The sources of the study are the Internet sites MUSIC.YANDEX.RU, TXTSONG.RU, GENIUS.COM, and SHAZAM.COM. During the analysis of random loanwordsTurkisms in the texts of musical compositions in Russian, the categorization of the concept “random loanwords” was tested. We found that the loanwords subjected to the analysis have equivalents in the Russian language, while in the donor languages, they do not have nationally cultural specific connotations. The analysis reveals the following differential features of random loanwords-Turkisms, functioning in the Russian-language musical discourse: the lexical and grammatical essence of random loanwords can be characterized by belonging to both independent and auxiliary parts of speech, to interjections; from a communicative point of view, the purpose of using random loanwords is an aggressive demonstration of linguistic competence, increasing the prestige of the speaker within the framework of the self-presentation tactics implementation. Prospects for further research are determined by the need to clarify and expand the concept of “random loanwords”, its application in the field of research into loanwords in general, and Turkisms in particular.