Title Farbbezeichnungen nach dem Aspekt der Wortbildung in der Dichtung von Theodor Storm /
Translation of Title Names of colours according to the different ways of word formation in Theodor Storm’s works.
Translation of Title Spalvų pavadinimai pagal žodžių darybos būdus Teodoro Štormo kūriniuose.
Authors Buivydaitė, Daiva ; Šapalienė, Jadzė
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Is Part of Jaunųjų mokslininkų darbai. 2009, nr.2(23), p. 12-20.. ISSN 1648-8776
Keywords [eng] Colour ; Shades of colour ; Names of colours ; Word formation ; Different ways of word formation ; Compound words ; Composition ; Derivatives ; Conversion
Abstract [eng] This article analyzes the names of colours in Theodor Storm’s creative works (in poems, tales, short stories). The examples (approximately 1000 units) have been collected from the author’s selected works in two volumes. During analysis of the examples, 168 words have been found that were formed according to the different ways of word formation mentioned in the report. The aim of the research was not to describe the meanings of colours. The research was devoted to the analysis of the names of colours according to the different ways of word formation. Three main ways of word formation, i.e. (1) compound words and composition, (2) derivatives and (3) conversion are used to expand the mentioned lexical semantic group. The presented examples and statistical data of the analysis show which ways of word formation dominate the names of colours found in Theodor Storm’s works. The research has showed that composition dominates the mentioned ways of word formation; 110 words out of 168 examples (e.g. Abendrot, blaurot, rotseiden). Furthermore, it has been determined that 41 names of colours found in Theodor Storm’s works are derivatives that have various suffixes, e.g. gold en, silb ern, ros ig, die Röt e, etc. The investigated texts of the author of the poetic realism contain the dominating compound words which comprise 65% of all the names of colours; respectively, derivatives make 25%, while words made by conversion make 10%. While performing the research it has been noted that it is not always possible to determine the exact way of word formation. That is why it is stated that the classification of the names of colours according to the different ways of word formation is conditional.
Type Journal article
Language German
Publication date 2009