On the New Analytical Adjectives of Bulgarian and Czech Cover Image

За новите „аналитични прилагателни” в българския и чешкия език
On the New Analytical Adjectives of Bulgarian and Czech

Author(s): Mihaela Dimitrova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Western Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Bulgarian language; Czech language; word formation; analytical adjectives

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze a group of indeclinable adjectives, for example Czech words such as: antisexy, cache, gay, crimes, ethno, retro, top, etc. The analysis of the lexical and grammatical properties of the examined units (mainly of English origin) questions their belonging to the adjective group in the vein of other studies. It takes the view that the units surveyed fulfill the function of attributes in the composita.

  • Issue Year: 4/2018
  • Issue No: 1 (7)
  • Page Range: 55-62
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian