The category of aspect and numbers as determinants of verb nature  of the hybrid verb forms (based on verbal nouns in Polish and Ukrainian) Cover Image

Категорія виду та числа як детермінанти гібридних форм дієслова (на прикладі віддієслівних іменників у польській та українській мовах)
The category of aspect and numbers as determinants of verb nature of the hybrid verb forms (based on verbal nouns in Polish and Ukrainian)

Author(s): Nataliya Shcherbij
Subject(s): Lexis, Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: verbal noun; hybridity; category of aspect; category of number; perfect/imperfect verbs; semantics;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with different approaches to identify the notions of verbal nouns. The main attention is given to the terms for the nomination of the verbal nouns and their classification. Verbal nouns are a clear example of hybridity as they combine categories typical for different classes of words. The verb nature of these formation is proved by the grammatical categories of aspect and number. Thus, two types of verb nouns are distinguished: predicate nouns, which are used only in the singular and imitate aspectual semantics, and subject nouns, which accordingly lose their aspect and can be used in the plural, they are divided into several semantic subtypes: terms, mode of action, condition, etc. The results of this comparison with examples from the modern Ukrainian and Polish literature are presented in the article, in particular regarding new formed examples, which are used in the Internet space.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 79-86
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Ukrainian