Stopenjsko besedotvorje v slovanskih jezikih

Multistage word formation is a methodology that goes beyond the analysis of a binary relationship between a motivating and motivated word. Instead, it captures broader sets of words comprising all direct and indirect derivatives formed from the same non-derived word-formation base. This approach is particularly well established for Slavic languages, which are characterized by multistage derivation—for example, in Slovenian: gledati ‘to watch’ → pregledati ‘to examine’ → pregledovati ‘to examine (imperfective)’ → pregledovalec ‘examiner’ → pregledovalčev ‘examiner’s’). Such treatment of the lexicon allows more comprehensive insight into a language’s word-formation—and, in parallel, meaning-formation—mechanisms.

This is the most extensive multilingual volume on multistage word formation, presenting thirty-six studies across fourteen languages. It provides a highly important stimulus for multistage analyses in Slavic linguistics, particularly through strengthening indispensable language-technology segments of research. A special value of the volume lies in its multilingual and interdisciplinary scope and in the inclusion of Slovenian Sign Language, which extends reflection on “formation” beyond spoken languages.