Journal
Papers of the Linguistic Society of Belgium, vol. 19 (2025)
Author(s)
Eva Sissamperi
Abstract
This paper deals with the patterns of prefixes and prefixoids that indicate intensification of the meaning of the base in Modern Greek taboo nouns. I present the methodology used for the collection of my dataset that was analyzed for the aim of the paper, and the features of the intensifying elements attested with Modern Greek taboo nouns. I argue that there are various patterns with intensifying prefixes/prefixoids regarding the number and combinations of elements. I also show that there is a graphemic variation in the spelling of these structures.