Augmentative formation
An augmentative formation is a word formation in which the meaning of the word is reinforced by adding a prefixoid (prefix-like element for word formation) or a prefix .
Prefixoid formations
Affixoid (row-building) word formations are mainly used in youth language to increase or exaggerate something (see Elative ):
- hell expensive
- very funny
- dead boring
- bear strong
- ass horny
- Pfunds guy
Prefix formation
By prefixes , an increase in the actual word content can be achieved, for example by prefixing the syllable un- , is expressed by the fact a negation (Un luck , un decent , un -evident , Un appropriate ):
- Un volume (particularly large): colloquially as a synonym (un for only difficult to assess, often not manageable manageable ) large amount of a certain thing
- Un costs ( negative costs )
- Un wetter ( weather anomaly )
In this context, the word shoal represents a special case ( antagonist ) . In shipping, it refers to a place that is particularly shallow . The word but considered Augmentativbildung, the prefix leads UN to gain: Even extremely deep places in the sea are as Un deep referred.
The prefixes Ur- (ur suddenly ) and Erz- (ore conservative ) provide further examples of increases .
See also
literature
- Hadumod Bußmann : Lexicon of Linguistics (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 452). 2nd completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-520-45202-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Compare the term shoal in the dictionary