Historical overview of the German compounds, taking into account also exceptions (unusual forms) and their atypical process of development Cover Image

Historische Grundzüge ausgewählter deutscher Komposita. Unter Berücksichtigung von Sonderformen und atypischen Entwicklungsprozessen
Historical overview of the German compounds, taking into account also exceptions (unusual forms) and their atypical process of development

Author(s): Marzena Bytner
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: determinative compounds; word formation; foreign words; hybrid formations

Summary/Abstract: The article presents historical features of German compoundsand their development from Old High German to the present day. Particular attention should be paid to compositional tendencies, which were of importance in certain epochs. In addition, examples of special cases of determinative compounds with short etymological comments are discussed, including hybrid formations, hyphenated compounds, and compounds consisting of a proper name as their first part.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 189-201
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: German
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