Aspectuality of verbal nouns in Russian
摘要
The system of Russian verbal nouns is characterized by considerable semantic and structural diversity. Verbal nouns are derived from perfective (PFV) and imperfective (IPFV) verb stems by means of various transpositional suffixes. They form derivational pairs, triplets, and even entire “nests”, for example: переправление — переправка — переправа ‘crossing — small crossing — ferry crossing’; перезаряжание — перезаряжение — перезаряд — перезарядка ‘recharging — act of recharging — recharge — small recharge’. These formations exhibit different aspectual behaviors in speech.