Adjectives denoting an indefinite amount of peculiarity: formation of derivatives with the suffix po- Cover Image

Neapibrėžtą ypatybės kiekį žymintys būdvardžiai: priešdėlio po- vedinių daryba .
Adjectives denoting an indefinite amount of peculiarity: formation of derivatives with the suffix po-

Author(s): Aurelija Tamulionienė
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Morphology, Lexis, Baltic Languages
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: base word; derivational meaning; indefinite amount of peculiarity; prefix derivatives; formation of adjectives;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the formation of adjectives denoting an indefinite amount of peculiarity, i.e. the derivatives with the suffix po-. The research object is the adjectives denoting an indefinite amount of peculiarity, which are listed in the academic electronic „Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language“ (LKŽ). The article groups the overall material by formation types and sub-types. Individual parts of the article specify the base words from which the adjectives under analysis are formed and analyze the derivational meaning of each of them.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 68
  • Page Range: 126-145
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Lithuanian