Variational Forms of Neologisms in the Light of the Adaptational Function of Morphology 
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Wariantywne postaci neologizmów w świetle adaptacyjnej funkcji słowotwórstwa
Variational Forms of Neologisms in the Light of the Adaptational Function of Morphology

Author(s): Krystyna Waszakowa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: słowotwórstwo; neologizmy; zapożyczenia leksykalne; adaptacja językowa; wariant językowy; word-formation; neologisms; lexical borrowings; language adaptation; language variant

Summary/Abstract: The author discusses processes of (orthographic, grammatical and most importantly morphological) adaptation of foreign elements in new vocabulary items of contemporary Polish. The analysis is based on numerous examples of different types of variant borrowings and words deriving from them in the Polish language. The author shows examples of conscious abiding by the variational form reflecting the foreignness of the word which results from a linguistic vogue.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 691-700
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish