ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING NON-PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERSON IN MODERN RUSSIAN

Аннотация

This article explores adjectives that describe non-physical characteristics of a person in contemporary Russian. The research identifies five major semantic groups of such adjectives: characterological, intellectual, emotional, moral-ethical, and socio- communicative. The functional and pragmatic features of these lexical units are analyzed, with particular attention to sociocultural and media-related influences on their usage and development. The article also examines trends in lexical innovation, including borrowings and neologisms, which reflect the dynamic processes of language renewal. Keywords: Russian language, adjectives, personality traits, non-physical characteristics, neologisms, linguistic change, pragmatics, sociolinguistics