Derivatives of East-Asian words in Russian

Abstract

The article discusses emergence and development of words whose roots have been borrowed from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean and have undergone further derivation in Russian. The author argues that this is an intermediary case between loanwords and foreign words that have not yet fully assimilated in the recipient language. The article provides for the semantic classification of East Asian loan roots, loanword classification into parts of speech among which are not only nouns but also many adjectives and even some verbs and adverbs. Semantic development of several derivatives is dwelt on. Characteristics and roles of affixes in East Asian loanwords are discussed. Variant forms of some derivatives are also a focus of this study, as well as the reasons for variability. In conclusion, the author draws attention to the mediating role of global English that brings in new concepts to other languages and cultures. These concepts, when verbalized, get local forms thanks to the derivational means of the recipient language.

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