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O nazwach zawodowych kobiet we współczesnym języku rosyjskim
About vocational feminine forms in contemporary Russian language

Author(s): Katarzyna Dembska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Vocational feminine forms; contemporary Russian language; gender linguistic; Russian press and Internet

Summary/Abstract: The author considers process to increase the quantity of vocational feminine forms in contemporary Russian language, especially in Russian press and Internet. This paper presents Russian vocational feminine forms (е.g.: директорша, бизнесменша, архитекторша, инженерша, инспекторша, таксистка, тренерша). The author tries to analyse these all forms in connection with situation of Russian language today and describes also a contrary tendency: changing of the feminine form to masculine (секретарша – секретарь).

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 80-87
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish