Semantic realizations of the suffix -če in the neuter nominal derivatives of the Prizren-Timok dialects
According to the semantic-derivational analysis of the nominal derivatives ending in suffix -če, there are three established semantic realizations of this suffix in the Prizren-Timok dialects. In regard to the state of the contemporary Serbian language, these dialects differ not only in much greater...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Kosovska Mitrovica
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova Filozofskog Fakulteta u Prištini |
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| Online Access: | http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-3293/2012/0354-32931201223Z.pdf |
| Summary: | According to the semantic-derivational analysis of the nominal derivatives ending in suffix -če, there are three established semantic realizations of this suffix in the Prizren-Timok dialects. In regard to the state of the contemporary Serbian language, these dialects differ not only in much greater productivity of the suffix -če, but also in one new semantic realization, the so-called diminutive-pejorative meaning of the neuter gender derivatives ending in -če, which all together with diminutive and hypocoristic meaning denote much more developed polysemy of this suffix. |
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| ISSN: | 0354-3293 2217-8082 |