Kreatywność czasownika. Próba klasyfikacji polskich czasowników kreatywnych
Verb creativity. Classification of Polish creative verbs

Summary/Abstract: The author distinguished a separate class of verbs. She calls them creative verbs and gives her definition for them: "It is a verb which names an action producing a certain material object, or a non-material object in the extralingulstic reality". Semantic analysis of verbs always refers to the verb - noun relation as some verbs are creative only in reference to same nouns maluję obraz (I am painting a picture) - a creative verb, maluję podłogę (I am painting the floor) - a non-creative one as umalowana podłoga(the painted floor) does not have a new function and a result of the action (painting) has no separate name In Polish. The paper does not Include verbs which create new quality Instead of a new object (kisić kapustę (to pickle cabbage)' - new îallty without any change In the basic function). New quality Is considered only when it gives new function to the object {barwić Jajko (to paint eggs) - pisanka (Easter egg) - they can be eaten but they are also used for decorating tables at Easter dinner) etc. The author divided creative verbs into general, proper, occasional and destructive. A further division may be Introduced: Into onomatopeic and antidestructive. The paper proposed a further semantic division: Into 1) creative verbs which name actions producing material objects and 2) creative verbs which name actions producing new designations or new functions of old designations. Another division: morphological division - the name of the designation or function is or is not morphemlcally verb-dependent, and structural division - which depends on the part of the sentence In which the creative verb serves as predicate.

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