NOVÉ FEMINATÍVA V POĽSKOM JAZYKU

The paper focuses on the delimitation of all groups of feminine names that occur in the new lexis captured in the neological dictionary Nowe słownictwo polskie. Materiały z prasy lat 2001 – 2005 [New Polish Vocabulary. Press Materials 2001 – 2005].2. The main attention is paid to new feminitives as a dominant subgroup of feminine names and to their word-formation characteristics. On the basis of research, eight word-formation types are distinguished within the new feminitives. The productivity of word-forming suffixes within the new feminitives and the older layer of gender-inflected names are confronted. The suffixes that are new in terms of their use in the formation of feminitives are pointed out as well. The perception of feminine derivatives by Polish society, which has a direct influence on the formation of feminitives, language usage and language norm, is also discussed.