Morphological segmentation peculiarities of Eastern Baltic Phytonymes (ethnical identification topics of the lexemes) Cover Image

Rytų baltų fitonimų morfeminio skaidymo ypatumai (etninės žodžių identifikacijos problematika)
Morphological segmentation peculiarities of Eastern Baltic Phytonymes (ethnical identification topics of the lexemes)

Author(s): Rolandas Kregždys
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Morphology, Lexis, Semantics, Pragmatics, Baltic Languages
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: Phytonym; submorph; semanteme; homophone; karmadhāraya compound; associative; appellative;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the analysis of lexemes’ morphological segmentation peculiarities, i.e. methodology of the submorphs discernment. Also, etymological evaluation of the Eastern Baltic Phytonymes is presented. Determination of the structural verges of morpheme is handled as the essential element, which is of the most importance of the etymological analysis of the words. The morpheme structure is tested in accordance with reconstruction-pragmatic method in opposition to atomistic. Reconstruction of morpheme as formal alternative structural element is based on the semanteme significant value.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 64-65
  • Page Range: 137-164
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Lithuanian