Motivational form of phytonym in the aspect of perception: an experimental study
The article addresses the issue of the perception of motivational forms by native speakers. The language material was the names of the plants - phytonyms. The author assumes that the internal form of the word and the principles of nomination perform an important function in the perception of the word - predictive. For this purpose, experiments were conducted verifying the hypothesis that the motivational form of the word is not indifferent for native speakers.