Ilyina S.A.Assimilation of Borrowings in the Russian Language (on the Example of the Loanword "Ok") // Journal "Problems of Contemporary Science and Practice" Vernadsky University , Tambov. TSTU publisher house , 2012. (pdf-file) Abstract: The article identifies the place of the assimilated word "Ok" in the Russian lexical fund. The author gives the examples of this lexeme assimilation in contemporary Russian language dictionaries, specifies the main areas of its existence: colloquial speech, language of advertisement, mass-media, fiction
and so on. Making a decision how strong the position of the word "Ok" in modern Russian speech, the author raises the problem of suitability of such loanwords.
Ivanova I.S."A Person", "a Man" and "a Woman" in Russian Linguistic World View // Journal "Problems of Contemporary Science and Practice" Vernadsky University , Tambov. TSTU publisher house , 2012. (pdf-file) Abstract: The article discusses the concepts of the world view and linguistic world view. Such lexemes as a person, a man and a woman are analyzed as elements of Russian linguistic world view, which is the part of the world view. The changes which occurred in lexical meanings of these words in the 20th and early 21st centuries have been traced. We establish some interrelation of the changes in the collective consciousness of the Russian people, the world view
and Russian linguistic world view.
Kopelnik V.I., Lyabina O.G., Makeyeva M.N., Smirnova O.I.Presence of Rational and Irrational Actions in the Stories of E.I. Zamyatin "Islander", "Catcher of Human Beings" and the Novel "We" // Journal "Problems of Contemporary Science and Practice" Vernadsky University , Tambov. TSTU publisher house , 2012. (pdf-file) Abstract: The article considers rationa l and irrational actions of characters in E.I. Zamyatin’s stories; destruction of a person caused by indissolubility, duality, discrepancy of human beings and their
behaviour is shown. The new stage of work of the writer is analyzed.
Voyakina E.Yu.Onomastic Boom in Modern Socio-Political Discourse // Journal "Problems of Contemporary Science and Practice" Vernadsky University , Tambov. TSTU publisher house , 2012. (pdf-file) Abstract: The article deals with the situation of a sharp rise in onomastic metaphor usage in modern socio-political discourse. The reasons for this linguistic situation are described.
