Abstract:

Communication has always been an important feature of any society. This process leads to different changes in culture and language in almost each of them. As the world develops, there are several ways of communication for people. And one of them is still - written communication.

Over the years the newspaper has played an important role in such communication. Despite the fact that nowadays newspaper discourse can be represented through the electronic publication, it still serves as an indicator of the language changes. It becomes clear how language changes and which languages influence the particular one.

This paper is devoted to the problem of the use of English borrowings in the French political newspaper discourse. It is believed that political sphere of any country in general and France in particular could not avoid the use of English borrowings. Therefore, there is a tendency for rapid penetration of English vocabulary into the modern French language. Furthermore, modern linguists and language teachers are worried about the consequences of this process for the uniqueness and integrity of language. The research, conducted in this article, is aimed to identify English borrowings in the French political newspaper discourse and specify what is the reason for their use. Two French newspapers – “France Soir” and “Le Parisien” – are chosen for data material.

According to the obtained results, it can be said that the use of English borrowings is stipulated by several reasons. The paper provides the analysis of the French vocabulary changes and possible consequences and opportunities for language learning.

Keywords:

Newspaper discourse, politics, English borrowings, French language, media, language learning.