Foreign Language Borrowings in the Lexical System of the Ukrainian Language: The Case of Everyday Vocabulary

Inna Horobets 1, Xiaoxiao Yao 2, Iryna Ilchenko 3, Iryna Tsypniatova 4, Mykhailo Panochko 5
1Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages Faculty of Management and Law Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
2Department of Ukrainian Language and Literature Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv, Ukraine
3Department of the Ukrainian Language Zaporizhzhia National University Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
4Department of Adult Education Mykhailo Dragomanov State University of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
5Department of Ukrainian Language Faculty of Ukrainian and Foreign Philology Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University Drohobych, Ukraine
Published: 26/08/2026
: Inna Horobets , Xiaoxiao Yao , Iryna Ilchenko , Iryna Tsypniatova , Mykhailo Panochko . Foreign Language Borrowings in the Lexical System of the Ukrainian Language: The Case of Everyday Vocabulary. Revista Cultura Científica, 2027 Issue 25. pg. 36-47.

Abstract

Contemporary linguistics outlines the course of borrowing as a language modification that dynamically forms the advance of universal language tendencies. This papers’ goal is to study the courses of vocabulary borrowing in the Ukrainian language, with the use of illustrations of everyday vocabulary derivative from English. Specific consideration is specified to the semantic adaptation and practical role of such lexis. In order to find the foundations, mechanisms, and explicit structures of the adaptation of borrowed everyday vocabulary a blend of structural analysis and empirical research, integrating historical-linguistic, comparative-typological, and semantic approaches was used in the paper. The results reveal that this terminology displays both consecutive and thematic distinction. It has been demonstrated that English has a noteworthy influence on current everyday culture. Most of the vocabulary nominated for examination has experienced complete lexical and semantic incorporation. Therefore, it can be specified that, together with borrowings, the Ukrainian language is experiencing alterations, while concurrently undergoing courses of lexical development that contribute to the creation of new notions in the linguistic worldview of Ukrainians.

Keywords: lexical items, contextual requests, receptivity, borrowed elements, high level of adaptation

Abstract

Contemporary linguistics outlines the course of borrowing as a language modification that dynamically forms the advance of universal language tendencies. This papers’ goal is to study the courses of vocabulary borrowing in the Ukrainian language, with the use of illustrations of everyday vocabulary derivative from English. Specific consideration is specified to the semantic adaptation and practical role of such lexis. In order to find the foundations, mechanisms, and explicit structures of the adaptation of borrowed everyday vocabulary a blend of structural analysis and empirical research, integrating historical-linguistic, comparative-typological, and semantic approaches was used in the paper. The results reveal that this terminology displays both consecutive and thematic distinction. It has been demonstrated that English has a noteworthy influence on current everyday culture. Most of the vocabulary nominated for examination has experienced complete lexical and semantic incorporation. Therefore, it can be specified that, together with borrowings, the Ukrainian language is experiencing alterations, while concurrently undergoing courses of lexical development that contribute to the creation of new notions in the linguistic worldview of Ukrainians.

Keywords: lexical items, contextual requests, receptivity, borrowed elements, high level of adaptation
Inna Horobets
Department of Ukrainian and Foreign Languages Faculty of Management and Law Vinnytsia National Agrarian University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Xiaoxiao Yao
Department of Ukrainian Language and Literature Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv, Ukraine
Iryna Ilchenko
Department of the Ukrainian Language Zaporizhzhia National University Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Iryna Tsypniatova
Department of Adult Education Mykhailo Dragomanov State University of Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
Mykhailo Panochko
Department of Ukrainian Language Faculty of Ukrainian and Foreign Philology Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University Drohobych, Ukraine

How to cite:

Inna Horobets , Xiaoxiao Yao , Iryna Ilchenko , Iryna Tsypniatova , Mykhailo Panochko . Foreign Language Borrowings in the Lexical System of the Ukrainian Language: The Case of Everyday Vocabulary. Revista Cultura Científica, 2027 Issue 25. pg. 36-47.

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Copyright © 2026, Inna Horobets, Xiaoxiao Yao, Iryna Ilchenko, Iryna Tsypniatova, Mykhailo Panochko. Published by Revista Cultura Científica. This article is published as open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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