16 Hungarian
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Ferenc Kiefer
Abstract
This article gives an overview of Hungarian word-formation. Hungarian has a rich inventory of word-formation devices, including compounding, suffixation, and conversion. Nominal and adjectival compounding are productive processes. Derivaton is performed by suffixation. Hungarian has a considerable number of productive derivational suffixes. Conversion of adjectives to nouns is productive. The formal and semantic characteristics of these devices will be discussed.
Abstract
This article gives an overview of Hungarian word-formation. Hungarian has a rich inventory of word-formation devices, including compounding, suffixation, and conversion. Nominal and adjectival compounding are productive processes. Derivaton is performed by suffixation. Hungarian has a considerable number of productive derivational suffixes. Conversion of adjectives to nouns is productive. The formal and semantic characteristics of these devices will be discussed.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Content V
- 1 German 1
- 2 English 29
- 3 Swedish 49
- 4 Icelandic 79
- 5 Spanish 105
- 6 Romanian 131
- 7 Irish 157
- 8 Polish 193
- 9 Russian 221
- 10 Bulgarian 251
- 11 Lithuanian 277
- 12 Albanian 299
- 13 Greek 317
- 14 Ossetic 341
- 15 Finnish 369
- 16 Hungarian 393
- 17 Basque 417
- 18 Maltese 445
- 19 Turkish 467
- 20 Bashkir 491
- 21 Chuvash 507
- 22 Kalmyk 527
- 23 Abkhaz 553
- 24 Aghul 577
- 25 Lak 597
- 26 Avar 617
- 26 Map of languages 633
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Content V
- 1 German 1
- 2 English 29
- 3 Swedish 49
- 4 Icelandic 79
- 5 Spanish 105
- 6 Romanian 131
- 7 Irish 157
- 8 Polish 193
- 9 Russian 221
- 10 Bulgarian 251
- 11 Lithuanian 277
- 12 Albanian 299
- 13 Greek 317
- 14 Ossetic 341
- 15 Finnish 369
- 16 Hungarian 393
- 17 Basque 417
- 18 Maltese 445
- 19 Turkish 467
- 20 Bashkir 491
- 21 Chuvash 507
- 22 Kalmyk 527
- 23 Abkhaz 553
- 24 Aghul 577
- 25 Lak 597
- 26 Avar 617
- 26 Map of languages 633
