The use of foreign words from transport publications of the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century

Abstract

The article analyses foreign words (their origin, meaning and equivalents), selected from the transport publications of the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century: the conducted questionnaire method assesses the relevancy of foreign words nowadays, i.e. whether the respondents are aware of the equivalents of foreign words, as well as examines the usage frequency of foreign words. The research defines the respondents’ attitudes towards changing foreign words into their equivalents. It also examines the current usage of the foreign words in different language functional styles. The results of the research are structured and provided in the table and figures.

Keywords

• transport terms
• questionnaire method
• foreign words
• equivalents
• respondents
• origin of the foreign words