THE TERM ‘KRAPKA’ (‘FULL STOP’ / ‘PERIOD’) IN THE DICHOTOMOUS DRAMA OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINIAN PUNCTUATION TERMINOLOGY

Introduction. This article provides a historiographical interpretation of a particular segment of the Ukrainian terminological realm, focusing on how the term krapka (‘full stop’/‘period’) emerged and became established in Ukrainian punctuation terminology. The relevance of this study lies in “capturing” the conceptual meanings that unfold in the diachronic context of the term-lexeme designating the period.