On the issue of derivational synonyms in the Russian literary language of the 18th century
Semenov P.
On the issue of derivational synonyms in the Russian literary language of the 18th century
SHLL, Vol. 2. 2019
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99–111
Abstract
The article reveals the importance of lexicographical sources of the past, in particular “Dictionary of the Russian Academy” (1789–1794), for the study of synonymy in the diachronic aspect. The process of the synonymic series development, differentiation and specialization of the meanings of synonyms, the destruction of synonymy is shown as well as a stylistic opposition of slavonicisms and russianisms in synonymic series is considered on the material of word-forming synonyms with the meaning of a person (властель, властитель, волостель, властелин, владетель, владелец; кормитель, кормичич, кормилец; велитель, повелитель, etc.) and objectified action (веление, повеление; даяние, давание, дача, подаяние, подавание, подача, etc.).