Functive: Expanding Concept (On Basis of Transitional Lexemes, Word Forms, and Their Classifications in Russian Theoretical Morphology)
Journal: Nauchnyi Dialog
Year: 2026

This article examines the content of the term “ functive ,” which is used within morphological science to refer to specific units of the morphological system — lexemes and word forms. It highlights that these units perform functions characteristic of certain parts of speech but do not fully possess the expressional plan typical for such parts of speech. An attempt is made to broaden the concept of “functive” by transferring it from individual linguistic units to classes of units. In this regard,