Към проблема за семантичното усвояване на лексикалните заемки

The article deals with the problem of the semantic adaptation of lexical borrowings. The basic stages in the process of semantic assimilation are pointed out; the semantic structures of the prototype word and of the borrowing are compared; the changes occurring in the process of functioning of borrowings in the lexico-semantic system of the recipient language are fol- lowed.