PREFIXAL DERIVATION OF THE NOMINATIONS OF THE PERSON

The derivation of nouns of contemporary Russian language by means of creative prefixes, both primordial, and borrowed, simple and complex is regarded in the article. The activization of prefixal word formation, noted from 80th years of the XX century, preserves the creativity and at the beginning of the XXI century, promoting the vocabulary update by the usual and occasional nominations of the person. Prefiksation has proved to be most convenient, suitable way of the derivation of units on the basis of existing lexical units associated with the person belonging to the ethnic group, having professional qualities, political and different views. These neologisms are necessary for communication in the conditions of interethnic contradictions, economic and political changes.