os-, A New Suffix in Central American Spanish?

os-, A New Suffix in Central American Spanish?

Preliminary findings of a study of the adjective-forming suffix -os- in Spanish are reported. Some incorrect or unclear statements about the suffix made by Gary Eugene A. Scavnicky (see LLBA 18/1, 8400957) are clarified. It is shown that formation of adjectives from other adjectives using -os- is no...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langues et linguistique 1989-01, Vol.15, p.305-312
1. Verfasser: Gingras, Rene
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Zusammenfassung:Preliminary findings of a study of the adjective-forming suffix -os- in Spanish are reported. Some incorrect or unclear statements about the suffix made by Gary Eugene A. Scavnicky (see LLBA 18/1, 8400957) are clarified. It is shown that formation of adjectives from other adjectives using -os- is not specific to Central America & that the suffix -oso used in noun formation is a different lexical item. 6 References. B. Annesser Murray
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