The Russian language in the space of intercultural dialogue: crisis or development
The phenomenon of globalization covers the contemporary world and affects the semiotics of the everyday state of the Russian language. Attempts are made to analyze theoretical literature describing changes of the Russian language system of modern period. The changes in lexicology and phraseology are the most dominant ones among the Russian language development tendencies of this period. It is shown that there is some shift in priorities in linguistic studies: from description of quantitative/qualitative changes at different levels of modern Russian language to the discussion of the following issue: what impact does language have on the processes taking place in Russian society and around the world? The article gives valuable information on borrowings from the English language used by modern Russian media.