violation of the norm Substandard Vocabulary in British and Russian Printed Mass Media (on the Basis of the Newspapers Argumenty and Facty, Komsomolskaya Pravda, The Observer, The Sun, The Daily Star) The article presents the analysis of substandard vocabulary that is used in British and Russian newspapers. It describes the functions, frequency of occurrence and sources of these words. Read more about Substandard Vocabulary in British and Russian Printed Mass Media (on the Basis of the Newspapers Argumenty and Facty, Komsomolskaya Pravda, The Observer, The Sun, The Daily Star)