Chapter Desinenze di vocativo come formanti antroponimici. I nomi propri maschili in -e e -o nelle lingue slave
Abstract
The study tests the hypothesis according to which the Slavic anthroponyms in -e and -o underwent evolution from vocative endings to hypocoristic derivative suffixes and then to anthroponymic formants. According to the Author, such a hypothesis can be considered entirely plausible, albeit only as a mechanism of formation parallel to and intertwined with other processes of morphemic function change. As a phenomenon observable in both diachrony and synchrony, categorial lability between vocative and word formation can thus be considered inherent in the system of Slavic languages. However the anthroponyms in -e and -o have had different diffusion and distribution in the various Slavic languages and today occupy dissimilar places within the system and varieties of each language.
Keywords
Vocative endings; Proper noun formation; Slavic languagesDOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0216-9.07ISBN
9791221502169, 9791221502169Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2023Series
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici, 54Classification
Linguistics
Literature: history and criticism