The word-formation root with a founding noun “earth” in Russian language Cover Image

Словообразовательное гнездо с вершиной земля в русском языке
The word-formation root with a founding noun “earth” in Russian language

Author(s): Jolanta Chomko
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: словообразование; словообразовательное гнездо; земля

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is an analysis of the word-formation root with funding noun "Earth" in Russian language. The group of derivatives, created from the lexeme "Earth", is quite numerous (129 words). To create them were used different ways of word formation, such as, suffixation, prefixation, combined suffixation and prefixation, compounding and substantive usage of the adjective. Listed derivative models differ in productivity. One of the most productive way of word formation is suffixation and compounding, while the other ways of derivation are characterized by lower productivity.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 197-208
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian