The Contrast of the Compound Words between English and Albanian Language

18 Pages Posted: 14 Oct 2017

Date Written: October 12, 2017

Abstract

In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme (less precisely, a word) that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the word-formation that creates compound lexemes (the other word-formation process being derivation). Compounding or Word-compounding refers to the faculty and device of language to form new words by combining or putting together old words. In other words, compound, compounding or word-compounding occurs when a person attaches two or more words together to make them one word. The meanings of the words interrelate in such a way that a new meaning comes out which is very different from the meanings of the words in isolation.

The contrast of the words between English to Albanian: Bus driver in English compound words in Albanian simple word (shofer ose shofer i autobusit) or housekeeper – amëvise; schoolbook - libër shkolle; classroom – klasë; homework - detyrë shtëpia.

Keywords: compound words: classroom, blackboard, armchair, homework, newspaper, nobleman, breakdown, looking-glass, father-in-law; zemërluan, zemërgur, ujmirë, juglindje, bashkëpunim, marrëdhënie zemërgur, belhollë, buzëqesh, keqkuptoj, fjalëshumë hekurudhë (heku udhë), kryeqytet, shtëpi-muze

Suggested Citation

Millaku, Shkelqim, The Contrast of the Compound Words between English and Albanian Language (October 12, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3051614 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3051614

Shkelqim Millaku (Contact Author)

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