Towards Functioning of Gerund by Expressing Gender Identity in English-Language Fiction of 19 <sup>th</sup> - 20 <sup>th</sup> centuries (Based on the Analysis of the Men-Writers' Literary Works)
The non-finite forms of the verb (gerund) in terms of their lexical, grammatical meanings and gender component are considered. The gender approach in scrutinizing English-language literary works of men-writers in diachronic aspect is fulfilled. The findings are systematized in the tables.