Asymetrická divergencia spisovnej slovenčiny a spisovnej češtiny na slovotvornej rovine
The asymmetric divergence between the Slovak and Czech literary languages at word formation level

Summary/Abstract: Classical theories of language contact consider its results only as the interference of two languages leading to convergence phenomena. However, when two closely related literary languages remain in contact, divergence phenomena form new contrasts in the receiving language, showing great vitality, and prevent further convergence with the dominate language. We refer to this type of divergence, in which new phenomena arise in only one of the languages, as asymmetric. In this article, I consider asymmetric divergence at the word-formation level, using material from the Slovak and Czech literary languages, with Slovak acting as the receiving language. I consider the cases of the following divergent processes: nomina loci with the suffix -išt(e), deverbal adjectives with the suffix -l(ý), adverbs with the suffix -e, some categories of numerals and words with numerical value, deverbal nomina agentis with the suffix -teľ, and adjectives which acquire the suffix -iansk(y).

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