Exponents of Deintensification in Polish and Slovak: An Outline Cover Image

Wykładniki dezintensyfikacji w języku polskim i słowackim – zarys problematyki
Exponents of Deintensification in Polish and Slovak: An Outline

Author(s): Sylwia Sojda
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Morphology, Philology
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: intensification; deintensification; intensifiers; deintensifiers; adjectives; affix

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with deintensification and its exponents in two closely related languages: Polish and Slovak. Despite a considerable interest of researchers in the phenomenon of intensification, it is relatively understudied in the Polish-Slovak contrastive perspective. The author focuses on the basic indicators of deintensification, which include grammatical and lexical attenuators. The study compares Polish and Slovak affixes with a weakening function and examines adverbial lexemes in the function of deintensifiers.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 1-22
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish