Univerbs Denoting Clothing and Footwear in Bosnian Cover Image

Univerbi sa značenjem odjeće i obuće u bosanskom jeziku
Univerbs Denoting Clothing and Footwear in Bosnian

Author(s): Elma Durmišević
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Semantics, Pragmatics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Slavistički komitet BiH
Keywords: univerbation; univerbs; clothing; footwear; lingusitic economy; expressiveness; Bosnian language;

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes in detail the univerbation as a somewhat neglected formative process of creating new words in the Bosnian language. Based on the examples of univerbs with the meaning of clothing and footwear found in conversational and journalistic style (as well as two examples in literary style) it describes the formative, stylistic and normative aspect of univerbs with the meaning of clothing and footwear. The analyzed examples of univerbs, as well as the two-part syntagmas from which they are derived, demonstrate whether and when language tends to linguistic economy and expressiveness.

  • Issue Year: III/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 183-199
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bosnian