RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and SemanticsRUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics2313-22992411-1236Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)7144Research ArticleKinship Terms in the Russian and Serbian LanguagesNikolichMilinaThe General and Russian Linguistics Department Philological Facultykaf_yazik_rudn@mail.ruNovospasskayaN VThe General and Russian Linguistics Department Philological Facultykaf_yazik_rudn@mail.ruPeople’s Friendship University of Russia150120131747808092016Copyright © 2013, Nikolich M., Novospasskaya N.V.2013Category of kinship taken in different aspects is the object of studies of different sciences: biology, sociology, geneology, ethnography, culturology, linguistics. Language data by all means, are of primarily importance in kinship research. Structural changes of kinship relations (including ttheir exoression in languages) are crutial to make a comparative study.kinship termsproximity of bloodin-law relationsthe Russian languagethe Serbian languageтермины родствакровное родствосвойственное родстворусский языксербский язык