ON THE DEFINITENESS OF INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
The article deals with the notion of definiteness expressed by Russian indefinite pronouns. It focuses on traditional groups of pronouns as well as so-called “compound pronouns” (nevest' kto, skol'ko polozheno, etc). In addition, the basic types of context in which the phenomenon in question occurs are presented and analyzed. Using the instruments of semantic mapping, the author makes an assumption regarding the reasons why these types of meaning can only be conveyed by a limited number of indefinite pronouns.