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feminityvy della lingua ucraina

Tatiana A. Ostakhova    Università degli Studi di Messina, Italia    

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abstract

This paper investigates a description of the lexical category of feminine agentives (defined as feminityvy in Ukrainian linguistics) and their synchronic derivative process. After an outline of the linguistic debate on the subject, the paper offers an analysis of the sociolinguistic motivations behind the widespread use of the feminine agentives.

Published
Dec. 16, 2019
Accepted
Nov. 9, 2019
Submitted
Oct. 9, 2019
Language
IT
ISBN (PRINT)
978-88-6969-383-0
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-382-3

Keywords: UkrainianMotionGender linguisticFeminine agentivesNomina agentis

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