Open AccessThe Text-Building Functions of Word-Forming Elements
Author(s) -
Vasyl Greshchuk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of vasyl stefanyk precarpathian national university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2349
pISSN - 2311-0155
DOI - 10.15330/jpnu.7.2.61-68
Subject(s) - computer science , word (group theory) , natural language processing , representation (politics) , production (economics) , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , politics , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
The article discusses the role of word formation in text production. It is argued that word-forming elements can perform various functions connected with text production. Derivational elements serve as starting structural and semantic material for textual categories; they create local and global textual connections; allow for an unambiguous representation of information thus eliminating cumbersomeness and syntactic overload; enable textual progression; and contribute to generating textual connotations. Word-forming elements (both basic and complex ones) perform different text-oriented functions