DESPRE SUFIXUL DIMINUTIVAL –ULEŢ(–ULEAŢĂ) ÎN LIMBA ROMÂNĂ ACTUALĂ FOLOSITĂ PE INTERNET
ABOUT THE DIMINUTIVE SUFFIX –ULEŢ(–ULEAŢĂ) IN THE CURRENT ROMANIAN LANGUAGE AS USED ON THE INTERNET

Summary/Abstract: The current case study is built upon 437 diminutives containing te suffix –uleț (–uleaţă) which were identified in different online conversations. Our observations will follow aspects concerning not only the form of diminutives, but also their meaning, the pragmatic side being discussed only tangentially. These aspects will be illustrated through many examples, which will determine the striking practical tendency of the whole study. Our observations focus on: the clarification of this suffix’s status, aspects concerning its form on the internet, as well as its etymology. We will illustrate the morphological classes the bases belong, and we will insist upon the preference of this suffix for words borrowed from English. We will also discuss about some logos and abbreviation, as well as upon some words from different registers (familiar, popular, regional, argotic) undergone the process of diminution. We will approach some names which select this diminutive suffix and we will present a classification of the diminutives based on the semantic sphere they belong to. Our approach aims to point out the productivity of this suffix and the diversity of the bases it selects, in this way linguistic creativity being illustrated at its greatest values.

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