UPDATING THE PARADIGM OF CORRESPONDENCES TO GERMAN COMPOUND WORDS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE

In Russian linguistics, there is a categorisation of equivalents to German compound words in Russian. The article discusses the features existing approach and suggests refinements based on conducted analysis. relevance lies fact that it complements criteria expands ideas concerning possible correspondences 66 Russian, which contribution both study German, comparative languages, general. Compound language as specific phenomenon word formation this present object study, its subject between nouns their method comparison includes correlating with identifying frequency using certain models when translating into basis an excerpt from original text translation. purpose systematise example literary text. author’s task update for suggested previous studies, process predominant type material. following methods were used: continuous sampling method, component analysis, descriptive analysis translation, quantitative combines (proper linguistic) aspect translational one. main found confirmation within analysed material, while author some additions, novelty research. results noted: terms model “an adjective plus noun” takes first place among Russian; second taken by root derivative language; third occupies group translation transformations, supplemented author; fourth “a noun another genitive case”; fifth goes prepositional combinations. Two small groups - set expressions are added author. identified use various techniques noted, example: adding omitting lexical units, replacing parts speech, generalisation, concretisation, semantic development, holistic transformation, replacement one syntactic construction another.