Words with the Latin root cur- in modern Russian

This article describes the semantic features of the word kurator (English curator, tutor) and words with the ancient root cur- from the same family (kuratorstvo / English curatorship, kurirovat’ / English curate, supervise, kuratsiya / English curation, kurort / English resort, prokuror / English prosecutor) functioning in modern Russian. The materials included Russian language dictionaries (etymological, explanatory, terminological, as well as the publication "New in Russian Lexicon. Vocabulary Materials") dating back to different periods, the Russian National Corpus, official documents regulating pedagogical and educational activities, and so on. The changes currently taking place in the education sphere influence the vocabulary of the Russian language. This is due to the need to denote new phenomena in the educational process. Thus, both the emergence of new lexical units and the expansion of the meanings of lexem es already used in this thematic group are necessary. It is relevant to study words which function in modern written and spoken Russian but are not recorded in lexicographic sources. Such research enables one to determine the meanings of new naming units, describe the distinctive features of their combinability, and show their syntagmatic potential. The employed methods include continuous sampling of factual material, descriptive research, the statistical met hod, as well as structural-semantic and contextual analysis. The study identified 30 words with the ancient root cur-, examined their origins, analysed semantic changes, and established the areas of their functioning. The obtained results make it possible to determine the place of the relevant word kurator and other lexemes from the same word family related to educational vocabulary in the history of the language and, in particular, in modern Russian. The article emphasises the importance of describing the semantic history of these words, determining their etymology, and identifying units from the same word family for a more comprehensive understanding of the semantics of the lexemes actively used in mod ern Russian. The potential for studying the characteristics of the vocabulary whose significance and frequency increase over time is also noted. 

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