AN OVERVIEW OF LEXICAL DOUBLETS IN MODERN ENGLISH

07.11.2022 International Scientific Journal "Science and Innovation". Series B. Volume 1 Issue 7

O.Akhmedov , N.Sobirova

Abstract. In this article the author investigates about lexical doublets in Modern English concerning their Etymology and contemporary usage in today`s spoken English. Since the English language was spread to the world through the centuries, the number of lexical doublets has increased according to several reasons such as cross-cultural communication among countries or different variation in the language dialects as well. The author provides a brief and clear information about lexical doublets and explains them with several examples. Besides, some differences and similarities in meaning and form are shown in examples of some doublets.

Keywords: lexical doublets, set of words, semantic groups, triplets, twinglings, etymology, Latin, Old English, borrowing words, discourse, generalization.