A comparative study of word-formation in Balkan languages

Introduction / 9 A. General issues (Viara Maldjieva) Chapter I A model for a comparative study of word-formation in Balkan languages / 13 1. A comparative study of word-formation / 13 2. The basic concepts of the description / 15 3. Basic assumptions of the model of a comparative description of word-formation / 20 3.1. General assumptions / 20 3.2. Specific assumptions / 22 Chapter II Semantic properties of derivatives in Balkan languages / 27 1. Semantic derivation / 27 2. Semantic structure of derivatives. Derivational meaning / 33 2.1. Lexical meaning and derivational meaning of a derived lexeme / 33 2.2. Components of the semantic structure of a derivative / 35 2.3. Derivational paraphrase / 42 3. Types of meaning relations between the concepts in the semantic structure of derived words. Derivational categories / 44 3.0. Derivational category / 44 3.1. Argument categories / 46 3.2. Argument categories in structures with an unexpressed predicate / 52 3.3. Predicative categories / 59 3.4. Summary / 76 Chapter III Formal and functional properties of derivatives in Balkan languages / 79 1. Formal properties of derivatives / 79 1.1. Synchronic derivational division / 79 1.2. Types of base / 83 1.3. Types of formant / 86 1.4. Variation of bases and formants / 92 1.5. Distribution of formants / 96 1.6. The formal structure of derivatives / 97 2. Functional properties of formants / 104 2.1. Functions of formants in the structure of derivatives / 104 2.2. Formants with semantic function – exponents of derivational categories / 105 2.3. Homonymy and polyfunctionality of formants / 105 B. The detailed analysis (Viara Maldjieva, Anna Cychnerska, Artur Karasiński, Tomasz Cychnerski) Chapter I Argument categories / 117 1. Bulgarian (V. Maldjieva) / 118 2. Macedonian (A. Cychnerska) / 149 3. Serbian (A. Cychnerska) / 177 4. Albanian (A. Karasiński) / 208 5. Romanian (T. Cychnerski) / 227 6. Summary (V. Maldjieva) / 245 Chapter II Structures with an unexpressed predicate / 249 1. Bulgarian (V. Maldjieva) / 250 2. Macedonian (A. Cychnerska) / 252 3. Serbian (A. Cychnerska) / 255 4. Albanian (A. Karasiński) / 258 5. Romanian (T. Cychnerski) / 261 6. Summary (V. Maldjieva) / 263 Chapter III Predicative categories / 265 1. Bulgarian (V. Maldjieva) / 265 2. Macedonian (A. Cychnerska) / 319 3. Serbian (A. Cychnerska) / 371 4. Albanian (A. Karasiński) / 432 5. Romanian (T. Cychnerski) / 453 6. Summary (V. Maldjieva) / 480 Chapter IV Variation of formants / 483 1. Bulgarian (V. Maldjieva) / 484 2. Macedonian (A. Cychnerska) / 488 3. Serbian (A. Cychnerska) / 494 4. Albanian (A. Karasiński) / 500 5. Romanian (T. Cychnerski) / 503 6. Summary (V. Maldjieva) / 506 Chapter V The distribution, homonymy, and polyfunctionality of formants / 507 1. Bulgarian (V. Maldjieva) / 508 2. Macedonian (A. Cychnerska) / 526 3. Serbian (A. Cychnerska) / 542 4. Albanian (A. Karasiński) / 560 5. Romanian (T. Cychnerski) / 567 6. Summary (V. Maldjieva) / 575 Chapter VI Formal structures of single-stem derivatives / 579 1. Bulgarian (V. Maldjieva) / 580 2. Macedonian (A. Cychnerska) / 581 3. Serbian (A. Cychnerska) / 583 4. Albanian (A. Karasiński) / 585 5. Romanian (T. Cychnerski) / 587 6. Summary (V. Maldjieva) / 589 Conclusion / 591 References / 593