Influence of the Romanic and Germanic languages on Russian
Influence of the Romanic and Germanic languages on Russian The article is devoted to the influence of the Romanic and Germanic languages on Russian. It considers the question of pertinent use of neologisms and purity of the speech. Quotations of famous classic writers are given, which advocated the purity of native language, in particular: K. Chukovsky and M. Zoshchenko. The problems of borrowing were also regarded by philologists; in particular the scholarlinguist M. Cronhaus speaks about the need to use borrowings and the Internet slang. A similar problem is raised by the writer and satirist A. Knyshev. The article will be of interest to philologist specialists as well as to a wide range of readers.