Email this article The problem of numerical defectivity
- Authors: Drugova A.A1
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Affiliations:
- Yugra State University
- Issue: No 7 (2025)
- Pages: 117-122
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2541-8459/article/view/371262
- ID: 371262
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Abstract
this article is devoted to the problem of numerical defectivity in the Russian language. Numerical defectivity is defined as the limitation of the paradigm of a noun, in which a word cannot be realized in all grammatically possible number forms (singular or plural). The article examines various approaches to the study of this phenomenon, presented in the works of Russian and foreign linguists. The historical, semantic and morphological aspects of numerical defectivity, as well as its connection with the linguistic worldview, are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the typology of numerical defectivity, highlighting absolute, relative and functional defectivity. Statistical methods and corpus studies used to identify and analyze defective forms are considered. It is concluded that numerical defectivity is an important phenomenon in Russian morphology, reflecting complex interactions between grammar, vocabulary and cultural context.
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