Pagrindinių darybos būdų skyrimo klausimu
On the classification of derivational devices

Summary/Abstract: This article deals with problems of the classification of derivational devices in Lithuanian. The classifying procedure proposed here is based on the general principles of scientific classification laid down in the international standard “Terminology Work – Principles and methods” (ISO 704:2000(E)). In accordance with this methodology, the different types of oppositions occurring in the derivational system are empirically established, and the features underlying the oppositions are classified. On the basis of these features a system of notional relationships is established and a schema is drawn of the main derivational devices of Lithuanian. The feature diagram and the notional schema show that the relationships between the main derivational devices are considerably more complex than hitherto assumed, and that rather than attempting one general and abstract classification one should set apart the individual features underlying derivational oppositions and classify derivational types according to each separate feature.

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