The cognitive-expressive potential of recent borrowings

In this article, we address the issue of recent lexical borrowings in the Romanian language from both a cognitive and expressive perspective, highlighting the latent potential of these dimensions. We observe a growing interest among researchers in studying recent lexical acquisitions, a phenomenon of significant relevance in the age of information technology and the unprecedented dynamism of the lexicon. This linguistic evolution is driven by extralinguistic factors such as globalization, massive migration, and the continuous interconnection of individuals through social networks. Under these conditions, diverse linguistic systems align and merge to reflect the contents of remarkable human progress, adjusting and homogenizing heterogeneous linguistic consciousnesses in terms of perception and structure. Our focus is on the most recent borrowings, which reflect either changes of various kinds or new existential realities shaped by shared elements of contemporary human experience. Furthermore, we explore the nuances of these lexical elements, emphasizing their fresh, subtle, and multifaceted expressive potential.