A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF FEMINITIVES IN BULGARIAN, POLISH AND RUSSIAN
A CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF FEMINITIVES IN BULGARIAN, POLISH AND RUSSIAN
Author(s): Wojciech Paweł Sosnowski, Joanna Satoła-StaśkowiakSubject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: feminitives; Bulgarian language; Polish language; Russian language; language asymmetry; contrastive analysis; androcentrism;
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is the contemporary usage of feminitives (specifically the names of occupations and functions), which traditionally are most often derived from masculine names. The article presents a contrastive analysis of feminitive usage in three Slavic languages: Bulgarian, Polish and Russian. The article examines the problem of linguistic asymmetry in the creation of feminine names in the three languages and presents the views of renowned linguists on the issue.
Journal: Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 1-12
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English