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Darybinių sinonimų funkcionavimas tekstuose
Functioning of Derivative Synonyms in Texts

Author(s): Jolanta Vaskelienė
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: VšĮ Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Keywords: derivative; neologism; derivative synonyms; derivational affix; the row of synonyms

Summary/Abstract: Derivative synonyms are the kind of synonyms which have the same root, different derivational affixes and very similar or identical lexical meaning. The rows of derivative synonyms are not static. They can be formed for the following reason – the derivational neologism is used. 20 new rows of synonyms were discussed in this article. Some of neologisms are used often enough. They can become the part of the active vocabulary.

  • Issue Year: 2004
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 47-54
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Lithuanian