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Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym
2018. urn:nbn:hr:186:820174
Kolaković, Nina
University of Rijeka
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Kolaković, N. (2018). Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym (Master's thesis). Rijeka: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:820174

Kolaković, Nina. "Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym." Master's thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:820174

Kolaković, Nina. "Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym." Master's thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:820174

Kolaković, N. (2018). 'Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym', Master's thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 25 April 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:820174

Kolaković N. Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym [Master's thesis]. Rijeka: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2024 April 25] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:820174

N. Kolaković, "Unpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym", Master's thesis, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rijeka, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:186:820174

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TitleUnpaired Negative Words: the Case of a Missing Antonym
AuthorNina Kolaković
MentorBranka Drljača Margić (mentor)
Committee memberTihana Kraš (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberBranka Drljača Margić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberIrena Vodopija-Krstanović (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Rijeka
Defense date and country2018-09-20, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Abstract
As a language with a turbulent history and almost over billion of speakers, English never ceases to amaze both the native and non-native speakers. Although English has been around for centuries, there always seems to be something intriguing enough to make one wonder and question certain aspects of English. One such aspect is certainly its morphology. A language as rich in word formation processes as English seems not to have yielded a satisfactory solution, or even an explanation, for some thought-provoking English words. One can be disheveled, but never sheveled. One might be overwhelmed or underwhelmed, but he is never just whelmed. Someone may be ruthless, but rarely will we hear: “He has got no ruth.” As odd as it may seem, some words tend to appear only in their negative form, leaving the language user in awe of their lost positive pair. Some are rather common, so there is no need to question their forgotten or maybe suppressed, corresponding positive antonyms. Others, on the other hand, are quite rare in their negative form, let alone in their seemingly nonexistent positive form. But, if one chooses to believe the claim that humans evaluate their experiences on a basis of two words at the opposite ends of the spectrum, then the case of a missing antonym might be too valuable to ignore.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:186:820174
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching Track
Course: Teaching Track
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Croatian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching Track, General Track
Course: Teaching Track
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
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