Vícenásobná prefixace u neologických sloves
Prefix stacking in verbal neologisms

Summary/Abstract: The process of prefixation can be repeated several times in verbs. The aim of this paper is: to determine the prefixes most commonly used as second prefixes in neological verbs; to identify the typical meanings of multiply prefixed verbs; and to describe the formal and semantic characteristics of the base verbs. The analysis shows that in the position of the second prefix, the prefixes do-, před-, and pře- occur most frequently, and in verbs derived predominantly from the imperfective stem, the prefix po- is also common. The resulting verbs typically contain the semantic feature of modality and / or temporality of the action. In contrast to earlier studies, we conclude that the prefix zdoes not occur in the position of the second prefix, and the prefixes na-, vy-, and za- occur only marginally. The base verb most often begins with the prefix vy- and expresses metaphorical motion or contains the semantic feature of “gain.” Verbs with more than two prefixes are rare and coincide in meaning with doubly prefixed verbs.

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