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On the Derivation of Denominal Adjectives in Polish

Data publikacji: 01.12.2025

Studies in Polish Linguistics, Volume 20 (2025), Vol. 20, Issue 3, s. 99-117

https://doi.org/10.4467/23005920SPL.25.005.22383

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Sebastian Wasak
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
, Polska
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0933-7473 Orcid
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Tytuły

On the Derivation of Denominal Adjectives in Polish

Abstrakt

This research investigates the derivation of denominal qualitative adjectives in Polish formed by the suffixes ‑liwy, ‑ny, ‑sty, and ‑owy (e.g. wadliwy ‘defective’, pomocny ‘helpful’, górzysty ‘mountainous’, kolorowy ‘colourful’). Employing an all-syntactic approach to word formation (and specifically the Distributed Morphology framework), the study investigates whether such adjectives are morphosyntactically denominal, that is, whether their internal structure projects a nominal head. To establish this, the examined adjectives have been subjected to the test diagnosing whether they can support anaphoric nouns and pronouns. The test reveals that denominal qualitative adjectives can support anaphoric nouns, but unlike denominal relational adjectives, denominal qualitative adjectives cannot support anaphoric pronouns in Polish. The reason for this difference is argued here to reflect a non-phasal status of the nominal head in the structure of denominal qualitative adjectives.

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Informacje

Informacje: Studies in Polish Linguistics, Volume 20 (2025), Vol. 20, Issue 3, s. 99-117

Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy

Tytuły:

Angielski: On the Derivation of Denominal Adjectives in Polish

Autorzy

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0933-7473

Sebastian Wasak
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
, Polska
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0933-7473 Orcid
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Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Polska

Publikacja: 01.12.2025

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I am grateful to an anonymous SPL reviewer, whose comments and suggestions were of great help in shaping the final version of this paper.

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Angielski

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