| Title: | Sinonimie sufixală vs specializare semnatică. Substantivele deverbale cu sufixele -re, -s/-t, -(ţ)ie |
| Author: | Ștefania Vulpe |
| Publication: | Studii și cercetări lingvistice, LXIX (1), p. 91-103 |
| p-ISSN: | 0039-405X |
| Publisher: | Editura Academiei |
| Place: | București |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | [Suffixal synonymy vs semantic specialization. Deverbal nouns ending in -re, -s/-t, -(ţ)ie] This article deals with two of the phenomena which characterize series of deverbal nouns ending in -re, -s/-t and -(ţ)ie: neutralization of the semantic distinctions on the one hand and semantic specialization on the other. Contemporary Romanian speakers are often hesitant when they have to choose between the three deverbal nouns in series such as pronunţarea / pronunţatul / pronunţia (“pronounce + the suffixes -re/-t/-(ţ)ie”) + argument. It seems that there isn’t any obvious difference in meaning that could enable the speaker to pick one of them wisely, so the choice is usually arbitrary. However, one semantic feature with grammatical implications is of great importance for distinguishing between the three: the event or result interpretation of the nominals. Here, in the case of suffixal synonymy, these two readings get neutralized, in the sense that they all receive event interpretation. The opposite circumstance typical for these kinds of deverbal nouns is when one, two or all the three nominal forms become components of specialized phrases used in different areas of activity: derivare progresivă (“progressive derivation”) / derivat fenolic (“phenolic derivative”) / derivaţie cutanată (“dermal derivation”). The key sourse of specialized words and meanings is lexical borrowing. Therefore, specialization becomes one of the main reasons why suffixal synonymy gets blocked or is extremely limited. The paper shows that in contemporary Romanian there is a strong tendency towards specialization and transfers of meaning from one domain to another. Consequently, the neutralization is limited to a very few series of deverbal nouns with the three suffixes, most of which will probably vanish over time. |
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| 0 | Florin Sterian | Bibliografia românească de lingvistică (BRL, 61, 2018). Lucrări de lingvistică apărute în țara noastră în cursul anului 2018 | LR, LXVIII (1), 3-159 | 2019 |
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