Scientific achievements of Anglophone countries viewed through the prism of linguistics

Kulikova Olga V.

The article deals with the most wide-spread modern tendencies of the English language development as the lingua franca of today’s science and technology. The author points to the international character of many scientific projects in the context of international integration. The English language is claimed to play an important role in modern term formation as well as in building the terminological base in a recipient language. Multiple examples are drawn to demonstrate the reflection of emerging scientific concepts in the lexis of English as well as other national languages. The article considers various possibilities and the results of English terms and subject related lexis assimilation in the recipient language. The author identifies research donor spheres supplying the English lexis of scientific works and findings to other languages. The prospects of the English language influence on the concept sphere as well as the industry-specific vocabulary of the Russian scientific discourse are also tackled in the article.

Keywords:the English language; lingua franca; scientific achievements; term formation; terminological base; concept sphere; assimilation; recipient language; donor sphere; Russian scientific discourse.