Italienische Einwortidiome unter kontrastivem Aspekt
Italian one-word idioms from a contrastive aspect

Word formation specificity as a source of interference errors

Summary/Abstract: This work is a pilot study as part of a larger research dealing with the use and theoretical understanding of one-word idioms in German, Italian, Hungarian and Slovak. In this article the word formation possibilities and their specifics of the Italian one-word idioms are considered. A word-formation typology for these idioms is proposed in comparison to the German language, taking into account that the typological specificity can become a source of interference errors among foreign language learners. Based on the work of previous researchers, the author gives a word-formation classification of one-word idioms in Italian, the significance of which does not lie exclusively in creating a knowledge base for theoretical research on the issue, but has significant practical dimensions related to the specifics of the Italian grammar system; the creation of plural forms of corresponding nouns in this language depends on the type ofcomposite or one-word idiom.

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