Suffi xes -ni(a) and -eri(a) as indicators of the names of places Cover Image

O sufi ksach -ni(a) i -eri(a) w funkcji wykładników nazw miejsc
Suffi xes -ni(a) and -eri(a) as indicators of the names of places

Author(s): Iwona Burkacka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the newest derivatives with suffixes -ni(a) or -eri(a) and relations between these formants. The author points out that nowadays -eri(a) often forms names of places such as bars or restaurants, and -ni(a) dominates in colloquial Polish but it is also found in standard language because it enables to create short and semantically distinctive name.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 31-38
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish