SURNAMES OF EDUCATORS AS A SOURCE OF WORD FORMATION

Abstract

The article is devoted to the emergence of new lexemes derived from the surnames of prominent figures in science and culture who have significantly contributed to Ukrainian humanities, particularly in education and pedagogy. The text is based on analyzing contemporary historical-pedagogical, analytical-synthetic sources and linguistic studies. The research employs biographical and personalistic approaches by analyzing the works of contemporary scholars, using historical-comparative and bibliographic search methods. It has been found that the accumulation of diverse studies in centers, laboratories, rooms, and public organizations, united by a single surname, creates the prerequisites for the emergence of new lexemes in analytical texts dedicated to personalities. It has been established that these processes stimulate word formation, leading to the creation of new lexical units derived from the surnames of educators or cultural figures. In most cases, these lexemes consist of a part of the personal noun/surname and a word-forming suffix – most often -znavstvo (denoting “study of”), which indicates not the examination of a legacy but also the generation of new knowledge.

The study has identified numerous lexical neologisms that may be regarded as definitional terms. The article analyzes 12 such lexemes found in the contemporary Ukrainian information space. It is emphasized that only a few have been studied and explored in various hypertexts and contexts.

The conclusions and prospects for further research indicate that this phenomenon in present-day history has a distinct tendency toward expansion. Therefore, in the future, it is deemed necessary to define each pedagogical personality around whom enough scientific, popular, and bibliographic works and materials have already been accumulated.