NOMENCLATURE NAMES IN THE MODERN UKRAINIAN MILITARY VOCABULARY (BASED ON THE VOCABULARY OF UNMANNED SYSTEMS FORCES)

The article is devoted to the study of nomenclature names (nomens) used to designate unmanned vehicles and are part of the vocabulary of Unmanned Systems Forces.It is argued that the newly created nomens for unmanned vehicles in the modern Ukrainian military vocabulary do not fully meet the utilitarian requirements, primarily systematicity, accuracy, and lack of emotional coloration.The author reveals a tendency to minimize abbreviated and numerical designations and the predominance of onyms in the creation of nomenclature units for unmanned vehicles.It is argued that the violation of utilitarian requirements for the creation of nomenclature names for unmanned vehicles is due to the lack of a single State standard and a certain voluntarism of private manufacturers in creating their own nomenclature.The main ways of nomen creation in the lexical and semantic group "Names of unmanned systems" are identified and characterized: "direct inclusion", names of animals (including names associated with the Ukrainian folklore tradition) and traditional Ukrainian weapons; use of mythonyms (including theonyms) and anthroponyms; combination of a proper name with an initial abbreviation; alphanumeric designations, abbreviations of characteristics or manufacturer's name; transliteration; names in English.It is substantiated that the predominance of onyms in the nomenclature names of unmanned vehicles is due to the desire of Ukrainian arms and equipment manufacturers to express their own emotional attitude to the war with the aggressor.The phenomenon of language play in the context of creating nomenclature names for unmanned vehicles is investigated.The mechanism of realization of language play at the graphic level of language by emphasizing individual components of the name is demonstrated.The productivity of linguistic creativity at the lexical level is shown by "rethinking the lexeme", as well as by using foreign language names that have an implicit reference to the designated type of unmanned vehicle.