Neurolinguistic Features of the Use of Anglo-American Loanwords in Ukrainian Youth Slang

Abstract

In the context of the study, the essence of the psycholinguistic features of the use of Anglo-American words in youth slang was clarified. The definition of the concept of slang and psycholinguistics is revealed. A theoretical and methodological analysis of the work of researchers as a basis for the formation of trends in postmodern society has been carried out. In the course of the study, a linguistic analysis of concepts and terms characterising Ukrainian youth slang was carried out. The research problem is determined by close integration and globalisation processes. The theoretical significance of the research lies in the development of a neurolinguistic approach to the analysis of Anglo-American loanwords in slang; in expanding the idea of the psychologically real meaning of slangisms; when systematising data on the functioning of borrowings in slang, a technique is used that involves a comprehensive consideration of the research object. The work contributes to the study of the ethno-cultural specificity of the linguistic consciousness of speakers of the American variant of the English language and slang as its meaningful form. The article defines the trends of the neuropsychological aspect in the context of rethinking values and determining priority bases for the formation of neurolinguistic analysis of lexical units. In order to realise the research goal, the method of synthesis and analysis, integration, as well as research, descriptive and scientific methods were applied. The method of generalisation formed an idea of the neurolinguistic essence of English slang in speech and communication interpretations.