How the Change of Gender Influences the Meaning of Some Nouns in the Italian Language Cover Image

Как влияе промяната на рода върху значението на някои съществителни имена в италианския език
How the Change of Gender Influences the Meaning of Some Nouns in the Italian Language

Author(s): Greta Gencheva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Syntax, Semantics, Language acquisition
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Noun; Gender; Morphology; Semantics; Etymology.

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the specific phenomenon “false change of gender,” characteristic of a certain group of nouns in the Italian language, denoting objects, actions, or abstract concepts. An analysis is carried out of the influence of the formal criteria on the meaning of the names, which are categorized according to etymological, morphological, and semantic features.

  • Issue Year: 43/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 59-67
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English, Bulgarian
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