Naslov
How fertile is the verbal prefix pre-

Autori
Memišević, Anita ; Matešić, Mihaela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
CLARC 2018, Perspectives on linguistic diversity International Linguistics Conference, Book of Abstracts / - , 2018, 67-67

Skup
CLARC 2018, Perspectives on linguistic perspectives on linguistic diversity, International Linguistics Conference

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 08.06.2018. - 10.06.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
prefix, semantics, pragmatics

Sažetak
In this paper we focus on how fertile the verbal prefix pre- is in Croatian language. The analysis of the semantic contribution of this prefix to base verbs is carried out on the basis of a database of pre- prefixed verbs which is compiled on the basis of the dictionaries of the contemporary Croatian language and on the basis of a corpus analysis of the meanings of pre- prefixed verbs that can be found in the hrWaC corpus, which enables us to study the language used on Croatian websites (websites from the .hr domain). This enables us to create a semantic network that accommodates all the different meanings (senses) expressed by Croatian verbs with a pre- prefix. After this we try to determine in which senses this prefix is still fertile in Croatian (i.e. can be used to form new verbs). Here we will pay special attention to the “too intense action with negative results/consequences” sense (e.g. prepeći, prejesti s, pretjerati, etc.) and describe the word-formation process through which this sense is realised in the contemporary Croatian language. Our goal is to contribute to the description of the meaning and use of pre- in Croatian and thus also contribute to the description of the prefixal word-formation processes in the Croatian language.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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