STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC FEATURES OF RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTION TERMINOLOGY

Abstract

The article examines the structural and semantic features of construction terminology in contemporary Russian. Based on data from dictionaries, regulatory documents, and professional texts, it describes the main thematic zones of construction vocabulary, its word-formation patterns, and the correlation between single-word terms, terminological phrases, and abbreviations. It is shown that the terminological system of construction combines a native Russian layer, established European borrowings and more recent Anglicisms, which reflects both the stages of development of the construction industry and current processes of globalization [2, pp. 45–47; 4, pp. 146–148]. The article notes a tendency for some construction terms to extend beyond strictly professional use and become metaphorical in the general language. It is concluded that the structural and semantic properties of construction terminology must be taken into account when compiling bilingual dictionaries, training construction-related specialists, and translating technical documentation [3, pp. 5–7; 7, pp. 25–30].