Eurasian Studies Balkans, Anatolia, Iran, Caucasus and Central Asia Studies Notebooks

Series | Eurasian Studies
Edited book | Ukraine in Search of an Equilibrium
Chapter | I feminityvy della lingua ucraina

feminityvy della lingua ucraina

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.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: Oct. 9, 2019 | Accepted: Nov. 9, 2019 | Published Dec. 16, 2019 | Language: it

Keywords Nomina agentisFeminine agentivesMotionUkrainianGender linguistic


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