Peculiarities of using filler words in the modern French language

the article examines the peculiarities of using filler words in modern French, which are understood as phrases, words and sounds that clutter up oral speech. The aim of the study is to analyze and characterize filler words in modern French. In accordance with the stated goal, the following tasks have been defined: to determine the reasons for the emergence of filler words in the language and their main functions; to identify the most frequently occurring filler words in modern French depending on their belonging to a particular part of speech, the level of language and the language situation. The main reasons for using filler words are poor vocabulary, low speech speed, the emotional state of the communicant, the intentional use of filler words and the influence of fashion. It is shown that along with cluttering the language, filler words simplify the communication process, freeing speech from cumbersome syntactic constructions, help express emotions, to a certain extent provide an opportunity to relieve or ease tension, make a witty joke during a conversation. It is indicated that modern French is extremely rich in parasitic words that prevail in the colloquial style. It is established that the functioning of parasitic markers in the French language is characterized by a certain national and cultural specificity, which is manifested in the emotional behavior and emancipation of the French in communication. It is determined that the category of French parasitic words includes sounds, individual words and phrases, words of the "youth language" verlan. It is shown that in French, parasitic words, as a rule, are such parts of speech as exclamations, adverbs, adverbial expressions, nouns, phrasal turns, which are divided by the language level into phonetic-phonological pauses (vocalizations), lexical-semantic pauses, syntactic pauses. Examples of the use of parasitic words in various speech situations are given.

filler words, the French language, language units, communication, communicator, functions