THE WORD-FORMATION OF PERSONAL NOUNS WITH SUFFIXES: -(n)ik AND - ščik IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OF 17th CENTURY Cover Image

Cловообразование имен лиц с суффиксами -(н)ик и -щик в русском языке XVII века : (на материале мемуаров Котошихина "O России в царствование Алексея Михайловича")
THE WORD-FORMATION OF PERSONAL NOUNS WITH SUFFIXES: -(n)ik AND - ščik IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OF 17th CENTURY

Author(s): Anna Kamińska
Subject(s): Morphology, Historical Linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the word-formation of personal nouns with suffixes: and - ščik in Russian Language of 17th century. The analysis of the Kotosixin’s memoirs leads to the conclusion that both -(n)ik and -ščik were two of the most widespread suffixes in forming personal nouns according to people’s activities or their distinctive features. What is more, -(n)ik became especially productive in professional names including simple manufacturers, craftsmen and masters. Apart from that, special attention is paid to the contexts illustrating the usage of the derivatives like: горшечник, каретник and their equivalents: горшечного дела мастер, каретный мастер.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 89-100
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian