The genesis of indeclinable nouns in Russian Cover Image

GENEZE NESKLONNÝCH SUBSTANTIV V RUŠTINĚ
The genesis of indeclinable nouns in Russian

Author(s): Zdeňka Nedomová
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Developmental stages; vocabulary enrichment; adopting the vocabulary; dictionaries of foreign words; indeclinable nouns of foreign origin; multifunctional words; contemporary Russian language; Czech

Summary/Abstract: The author describes the evolution of the formation and development of indeclinable nouns in Russian. There are captured developmental trends in this area of study from the 18th century to the beginning of the 21st century and their reflection in specialist literature. Within the individual decades of the 20th century are demon-strated: the thematic focus of the borrowed lexis and the specific manifestations of the enrichment of indeclina-ble noun classes in Russian. It is a sequel to previous outputs published by the author.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171-181
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Czech