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)7476Research ArticleThe formation and specific features of Swahili socio-political newspaper vocabularySemenkovaL AForeign Languages Department Faculty of Lawkaf_yazyk_rudn@mail.ruPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia15022014211211708092016Copyright © 2014, Semenkova L.A.2014The article deals with a number of questions concerning Swahili socio-political newspaper vocabulary - its forming and development, the appearance of neologisms and means of new word formation, figurative expressions used in the texts.socio-political vocabularyterminologyexpressionneutral wordsmeans of new word formationsocial political stylereinterpretationphraseological unitобщественно-политический словарьтерминологияэкспрессиянейтральная лексикаспособы образования новых словпублицистический стильпереосмысление фразеологизмов