Matoš and ledolomac in the A-Level Test Cover Image

Matoš i ledolomac na maturi
Matoš and ledolomac in the A-Level Test

Author(s): Branka Tafra
Subject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Morphology, Lexis, Semantics, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Hrvatsko filološko društvo
Keywords: Matoš; ledolomac (icebreaker); A-Level Test;

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses two questions on the grammar of the Croatian language in the 2013 A-level test that were disputable from the scientific point of view. One question relates to the category of definiteness and the other to the formation of the word ledolomac (icebreaker). The analysis and argumentation led to the conclusion that these two questions must not have been put in the test. The issue has been taken even further in opening a discussion about the status of the suffix -(a)c and about multiple motivation in word formation.

  • Issue Year: 61/2014
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 14-25
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Croatian