FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH TERMS AND PROFESSIONALISMS OF THE THEMATIC GROUP 'MIXED MARTIAL ARTS'

The functioning of terms and professionalisms belonging to the thematic group of mixed mar- tial arts has not been sufficiently studied by modern linguistics, which makes the present study rele- vant. The purpose of the study is to investigate the functional features of the terms and professional- isms of mixed martial arts, using the methods of continuous sampling and comparative analysis. The article considers the use of various types of sports professionalisms in speech, describes the ex- amples demonstrating implementation of the functions of terms (nominative, significative, commu- nicative and cognitive) in texts of different orientation. The conclusion is that not all lexical units have the exact status due to the fact that mixed martial arts as a sphere of functioning of these lexi- cal units is still relatively young.