РОЗВИТОК ТА ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ КОМП’ЮТЕРНИХ НЕОЛОГІЗМІВ СУЧАСНОЇ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ

Abstract

In the article the theoretical views of the leading linguists about the questions of the development and functioning of computer neologisms in modern English were analyzed. The basic definitions of the term “neologism” were outlined. The lexico-semantic groups of neologisms were highlighted. The mechanism of the neologisms appearance and functioning in the computer sphere and the world of IT was researched. The interaction of computer neologisms with the common used lexics was determined.  
With the development of the technical progress and the advent of the Internet a huge number of new language units, namely neologisms appeared in English, especially in the sphere of IT. It was also defined that the problem of the emergence, formation and functioning of neologisms in the computer sphere remains ambiguous and demands being further researched. It was assumed that the computer neologism is a word or a phrase that appeared in the vocabulary to denote a new concept in the computer industry and it is percepted and understood by the speakers. The process of neologism formation and functioning point the dynamism of the vocabulary and permeability of the boundaries between commonly used words and terminology was analyzed.