{"id":12481,"date":"2026-04-03T12:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmova.iul-nasu.org.ua\/?page_id=12481"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:43:27","slug":"mizhrivneva-kategoriya-valentnosty-teoretychnyj-i-zastosovnyj-aspekty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukrmova.iul-nasu.org.ua\/en\/2026-2\/mizhrivneva-kategoriya-valentnosty-teoretychnyj-i-zastosovnyj-aspekty.html","title":{"rendered":"The inter-level category of valency: theoretical and applied aspects"},"content":{"rendered":"Nataliia Kostusiak<\/strong>, <\/em>Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor,\u00a0Head of the Department and Professor of the Department of\u00a0Ukrainian Language and Linguodidactics
\nLesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
\n30-A Vynnychenko St., Lutsk 43005, Ukraine<\/p>\n

E-mail: kostusyak.nataliia@vnu.edu.ua<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9795-6038<\/p>\n

Heading:<\/strong>\u00a0Articles
\nLanguage:<\/strong>\u00a0Ukrainian<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong>:\u00a0The article proposes a two-vector description of the category of valency: 1)\u00a0it characterizes an integral, systematically constructed, and multi-aspect model of its study within the framework of the verb-centered concept, as reflected in the scholarly works of I.R.\u00a0Vykhovanets; 2)\u00a0it generalizes the methodological procedures for the analysis of valency proposed by like-minded followers of the renowned linguist-innovator, with particular emphasis on studies of both theoretical and applied orientation.<\/p>\n

It is emphasized that the indisputable significance of the algorithm for interpreting valency outlined by I.R.\u00a0Vykhovanets is highlighted by a three-level (lexical, syntactic, and morphological) approach to its description, the distinction between semantic and formal-syntactic types, active and passive manifestations, and an orientation toward the number of governed dependent positions, which became a prerequisite for distinguishing mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexavalent verbs.<\/p>\n

It has been established that the identified qualification and classification parameters not only elucidate the complex nature of the indicated categorical entity but also serve as a valid principle in the systematization and advancement of Ukrainian linguistics and Slavic linguistics in general. It is noted that the principles of valency grammar developed by I.R.\u00a0Vykhovanets, oriented toward the dichotomy of polar (deep and surface) structures of language, became the basis for expanding the valency frame of verbs and were further developed in theories of minimal semantic-syntactic units and semantic-syntactic dependencies, as well as in transpositional and inter-level grammars.<\/p>\n

In the context of testing and underscoring the exceptional importance of I.R.\u00a0Vykhovanets\u2019s concept, works of an applied nature are examined. These include in-demand terminological dictionaries and lexicographic publications of a semantic-grammatical nature, which serve as a reference point for resolving complex issues of Ukrainian word usage.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong>\u00a0valency, verb, noun, predicate, syntacteme, grammar, theoretical and applied aspects, Ukrainian linguistics, applied linguistics, Lutsk grammatical school.<\/p>\n

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Received 09.01.2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u0410pproved 19.03.2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u0420ublished 00.00.2026<\/p>\n

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