Russian Language StudiesRussian Language Studies2618-81632618-8171Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba10212Research ArticleSemantic Changes of English Loan Word «Make-Up» in Russian Mass MediaTinakinaV OThe Chair of General Linguistics and Speechology The Chair of Modern Russian Languagev.tinakina@gmail.comDzenenkoO VThe Chair of General Linguistics and Speechology The Chair of Modern Russian Languageolgaginger20.05@gmail.comAstrakhan State University150220152656909092016Copyright © 2016, Russian and Foreign Languages and Methods of Teaching2016The article deals with the semantic changes of English loan word «make-up». The lexico-semantic variety of the given English loan word causes the widening of its semantic structure.loan wordslexico-semantic variantsemantic changesinvariantзаимствованиелексико-семантический вариантсемантические измененияинвариант