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Word Formation in Serbian

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  1. 1WHAT IS WORD FORMATION? Critic?Klajn - word formation can occur through borrowing: compounds and prefixes
  2. 2BORROWING TRENDS: Example?ABBREVIATION NEW METHOD- JAT
  3. 3PREFIXATION: Examples?FOREIGN PREFIXES - antibosanstvo
    NATIVE PREFIXES - kratko
    ELEMENTS, NOT PREFIXES - hydro, electro
    VERB PREFIXATION - miksati, izmiksati
  4. 4SUFFIXATION: Critic/examples?Matesic- 2,000+ foreign verbs add suffix
    NATIVE SUFFIXES - cija, Amerikanizacija
    ADJECTIVES - ni/ski, Bakingemska Palata
    VERB SUFFIXATION - ovati/isati/irati, telefonirati
  5. 5COMPOUND WORDS: Critic/examples?Ristic- formatives expressing quantification, veliko/visoko
    LINKING VOWEL - jug-o-istok, krv-o-prolice
    FOREIGN CONSTRUCTIONS TAKING OVER - mega, ultra
  6. 6JUXTAPOSITION: Critic/examples?Surducki - another device for compounding
    FINAL WORD INFLECTED - tenis-dresa
    SOLELY LOANWORDS - sendvic-torta
    MIXTURE - soda voda
    SOLELY NATIVES - pomen-dan
    ADJECTIVE OR NOUN? - sladoled-torta

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How Serbian forms new words, focussing on prefixation, suffixation and compounding
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