Exotic Plural Forms of Foreign Currency Names in English, French, Italian, and Ukrainian: Grammatical and Lexicographical Perspectives
Exotic Plural Forms of Foreign Currency Names in English, French, Italian, and Ukrainian: Grammatical and Lexicographical Perspectives

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses exotic plural forms of loanwords denoting foreign currency names in English, French, and Italian, the specifics of such lexemes in Ukrainian, and their presentation in Ukrainian bilingual dictionaries. The findings of the research prove that there is no unequivocal approach to the use of either exotic or adapted plurals in the names of foreign currencies and coins in English, French, and Italian. The analysis of academic materials within this research allows a recommendation to consult dictionaries for correct exotic plural forms in all the three languages, recognising the appropriateness of the adaptation of borrowed plurals to the native morphological model in the French and Italian languages. In translations of Ukrainian texts and the presentation in Ukrainian bilingual dictionaries, this approach should be preserved, with additional information provided on the donor language from which the exotic form was borrowed to ease the reader’s comprehension and choice of the plural to be used.

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