Word formation activity and the phenomenon of loanwords as exemplified by dual aspect verbs (in Polish-Slovakian interlinguality) Cover Image

Aktywność słowotwórcza a zjawisko zapożyczeń na przykładzie czasowników dwuaspektowych (w ujęciu polsko-słowackim)
Word formation activity and the phenomenon of loanwords as exemplified by dual aspect verbs (in Polish-Slovakian interlinguality)

Author(s): Halina Mieczkowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: dual aspect verbs; aspect value; word formation activity; loanwords

Summary/Abstract: The conducted analysis of dual aspect verbs (based on selected linguistic material) and contrasting them with the state observed a quarter or half century ago do not show interdependencies between the existence of the group of genetically foreign dual aspect verbs – which are very limited and virtually relic in Polish but definitely more frequent in Slovakian – and a strong trend for word borrowing. On the contrary, the observed linguistic increase in prefixed oppositional units of perfective aspect indicates that more significant impact on their development and functioning is exerted by the established word formation technique as well as the lexical and grammatical structure of the native language.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 181-194
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish