Original scientific paper

Noun and adjective diminution in Croatian and in Macedonian language

Tomislav Ćužić ; University of Skopje

Abstract

This study compares the diminutives and/or the hypocoristica in the Croatian and Macedonian languages. The comparative and contrastive approach of the study reveals a particular degree of similarity of diminutives in these South-Slavic Languages, emphasizing that the Macedonian language has a feature of syntheticity, as does the Croatian language.

Keywords

diminutives; hypocorisms; contrastive analysis; Macedonian language; Croatian language

Hrčak ID:

189434

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/189434

Publication date:

18.11.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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