CASES OF SYNCRETISM IN WORD-BUILDING

CASES OF SYNCRETISM IN WORD-BUILDING

Author:  O. A. Khrushcheva

Abstract:  The article studies the cases of syncretism in word-building taking into account blending as a productive way to coin new lexical units and family words. In word-building syncretism is aimed at creation of new significant lexemes that are characterized by their extraordinary structure and meaning.

Keywords:  syncretism, word-building, blending, hybrid blends, family words

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Pages:  183-185