HUMANITARIAN RESEARCHES

Journal of fundamental and applied researches

The Influence of the English language on Russian song lyrics

2022. №3, pp. 65-68

Chursina Olga V. - Astrakhan State University named after V. N. Tatishchev, Astrakhan, Russia

Terehov Alexandr I. - Astrakhan State University named after V. N. Tatishchev, Astrakhan, Russia

The influence of the English language on Russian music cannot be denied. Although this process, even with the naked eye, can be defined as constantly developing, there isn’t a large amount of research and sufficient analysis made on this topic. This article is intended to complement the existing research and bring out the facts and the relationship between the increase in the amount of borrowings from the English language and English-speaking musical culture. This article aims to pinpoint connections between the English language and Russian song lyrics and find the source of this influence.

Key words: song lyrics, cultural influence, cultural exchange, the English language, Russian music, borrowings

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