Correlation between lexical and word‑formation derivation in Polish youth slang Cover Image

Korelacja derywacji leksykalnej i derywacji słowotwórczej w polskim slangu młodzieżowym
Correlation between lexical and word‑formation derivation in Polish youth slang

Author(s): Viara Maldžieva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Lexical derivation; word-formation derivation; slang

Summary/Abstract: The subject of research in the article are word-formation defined/articled units, which are found in standard Polish language and the youth slang, but differ in meaning in one and the other. The meanings of these words are subject to comparative analysis in order to confirm or reject the thesis that the slang has ‘borrowed’ these words from standard language and that further in the domain of the slang they have undergone lexical derivation. It is accep­ted that a confirmation of the thesis set forth is the existence of a relation of semantic generated of the meaning of the word from the standard language. The comparison of meanings also reveals the types of semantic relationships between the word-formation of the derivative in the standard language and the corresponding lexical unit of the slang.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 152-161
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish