CORRESPONDANCES ÉTYMOLOGIQUES, LEXICALES ET SÉMANTIQUES DANS LE PROCESSUS DE FÉMINISATION DE NOMS DE PROFESSION, MÉTIERS ET ACTIVITÉS DANS LES SOCIÉTÉS FRANÇAISE ET ROUMAINE
ETYMOLOGICAL, LEXICAL AND SEMANTIC CORRESPONDENCES IN THE PROCESS OF FEMINIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL NAMES, TRADES AND ACTIVITIES IN FRENCH AND ROMANIAN SOCIETIES

Summary/Abstract: Etymological, Lexical and Semantic Correspondences in the Process of Feminization of Professional Names, Trades and Activities in French and Romanian Societies. The feminization of thought represented by language and of its varieties in the Roman World has allowed to highlight some convergences that come from a common linguistic heritage, often from Greek and Latin and some hesitation about adapting society to its realities. The feminization of some words which comes from an ancient process illustrates on the one hand the potential of the language and on the other hand some constraints sometimes linked to the society itself, which creates transitional periods, between matching grammatical correction and the evolution of linguistic uses over time. The possibilities of lexical enrichment (internal creation or loan) show the means available in French and Romanian and some convergences in the area of derivation, of lexical units and their etymologies. The grammatical perspective and word constructing methods make it possible to give keys for the feminization of names of trades or professions. Likewise, recording entries in the lexicon, their evolution, their assimilation or sometimes their forgetfulness, for the benefit of new constructions highlight the existence of objective and subjective criteria which teach us a lot about society as a whole.

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