CLASSIFICATION OF VOCABULARY AND BARBARISMS IN THE GEORGIAN LANGUAGE

Abstract

Barbarisms, foreign Words, neologisms, archaisms, slangs, jargonisms, vulgarisms are part of vocabulary. They enter a language in every period. Sometimes already existing words change or gain another meaning and enrich existing vocabulary.

The modern Georgian language faces a huge amount of barbarisms entering from English nowadays. Among the numerous factors causing this endless process are: globalization, international relations, development of information technologies and opportunities for our students getting education abroad.

Barbarisms next to foreign words, neologism, archaisms, slangs, jargonisms and vulgarisms form vocabulary.

Barbarism are words of foreign origin which have entered a language. However, foreign words are words or phrases borrowed from other languages. They serve for different stylistic purposes in literature. Barbarisms have entered dictionaries while foreign words are still left away of them. An enormous number of new vocabularies enter a language in every period. Sometimes already existing words change or gain another meaning and enrich existing vocabulary. Sometimes they serve for some reasons or just exist for some occasions. However, if these words appear in a written language, they become fixed and form general vocabulary. They are established in a language and become synonyms of already existing words. So, neologisms are newly entered words in a language. Words changing their meanings or words dropped out of a language are called archaisms. Archaisms sometimes are used in literature, especially, in poetry as well as in some dialects. Slangs are highly colloquial words having humorous or emotional connotations and jargonisms are words or phrases used for professional purpose. They have social character. Vulgar words or vulgarisms are left on the outskirts of standard vocabulary.

Keywords: barbarisms, foreign words, neologisms, archaisms, slangs, jargons and vulgarisms.