Chapter 3
From diminution to pejoration
Article outline
- 3.1Size definitely (and semantically) does matter
- 3.2The suffix ‑ie
- 3.2.1Forms and functions of -ie pejoratives
- 3.2.2Constructional schemas of -ie pejoratives
- 3.2.2.aSchemas of -ie DnNs
- 3.2.2.bSchemas of -ie DaNs
- 3.2.2.cSchemas of -ie DvNs
- 3.2.3What schemas tell us about pejoratives ending in -ie
- 3.3The suffix ‑o
- 3.3.1Forms and functions of -o pejoratives
- 3.3.2Constructional schemas of -o pejoratives
- 3.3.2.aSchemas of -o DnNs
- 3.3.2.bSchemas of -o DaNs
- 3.3.2.cSchemas of -o DvNs
- 3.3.3What schemas tell us about pejoratives ending in -o
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