The functioning of a digital dictionary in the context of sociolinguistic research (based on English-language borrowings)
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the features of using digital dictionaries in the implementation of sociolinguistic research. The goal of this work is to study online resources containing argotic lexemes, which represent elements of the vocabulary of modern French youth. The subject of the research is the digital dictionary as a source for creating a corpus of unconventional lexemes for a comprehensive study of the French youth sublanguage. The article presents intermediate results from the use of digital dictionaries in sociolinguistic research by members of the International Research Laboratory "Problems of Social and Territorial Heterogeneity" at the Oryol State University named after I.S. Turgenev. Special attention is paid to the nuances of representing the unconventional lexical continuum in digital lexicography. The focus is on the selection of English loanwords that form the empirical material for the study, based on which a glossary of youth argotisms has been created. The continuous sampling method is the primary method for collecting and identifying elements of French youth argot, recorded in online dictionaries. The scientific novelty lies in the introduction of lexical units extracted from digital dictionaries into the scientific discourse, as well as in the creation of a youth glossary based on English loanwords, with translations of lexemes into Russian and indications of word formation mechanisms. The paper describes in detail the specification for collecting factual material for its inventory and conducting a comprehensive analysis of the French youth sociolect. The online dictionary serves as a source of linguistic facts, which at the next stage undergo a process of thorough verification through field research. The analysis of digital resources is a launchpad for creating an interactive online dictionary of French youth argot, as well as web mapping for further monitoring of the dynamics of updating the lexical repertoire of the studied reference group.