September 19, 2025Movoznavstvo

The Problem of the Ukrainian Vocative: Wavering Between Prescriptions and Practice

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Analysis finds limitations of vocative case forms in Ukrainian, suggesting external factors play a significant role.

The vocative case is increasingly limited in Ukrainian and shows signs of potential disappearance.
Influences from the Russian language contribute significantly to the challenges facing the vocative case in Ukraine.
There is a renewed societal focus on language issues, prompting a need to address the vocative case's status.
The study highlights both internal and external factors affecting the grammatical category within the Slavic language space.

Oleksandr Taranenko (2025) studied this question.

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