THE PROBLEM OF VARIABILITY OF LEXICAL LANGUAGE UNITS (ON A MATERIAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

This article covers the concept of variability and its use in linguistics. The lexical variation is studied in details. The reasons explaining the existence of lexical polyvariety are also revealed. The object of research is the variation of lexical units of the English language. The problem and ontology of variability in linguistics, factors influencing the variability of language, the role of variability in the development and functioning of the linguistic system, as well as the typology of variability in various links of the linguistic system are thoroughly investigated. Thus, it is revealed that the variational principles and the theory of variability are a kind of tool for the formation and development of the language simultaneously with time, as well as for reflecting and expressing the trends of the given time and society.