Women derivative names with suffix-Чиц (А)/-Щиц(А) in the russian media space

Abstract

© 2020, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved. The article is devoted to functioning in the modern russian language word-formation type with the suffix-чиц (а)/-щиц (а) as a means of expressing the derivational category of femininity. The language material of the study is represented by 459 lexemes with the suffix-чиц (а)/-щиц (а), functioning in modern contexts. The semantic and stylistic characteristics of the considered word-formation type are given. The conclusion is made about the productivity and universality of the feminitives-чиц (а)/-щиц (а) in modern Russian, which allows them to remain in the center of the word-formation category of femininity.