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<p>utrecht</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Diminutive''' is a term for a special type of nouns the meaning of which can be characterized as SMALL N (where N is the predicate denoted by the noun).<br /> <br /> === Example ===<br /> <br /> Dutch diminutives are formed by adding one of the [[allomorph]]s of the suffix ''-tje'' (viz. ''-pje'', ''-kje'', ''-etje'', ''-je'', ''-tje'') to nouns. (i) gives a number of relevant examples:<br /> <br /> (i) raam 'window' raam-pje 'small window'<br /> koning 'king' koning-kje 'small king'<br /> pan 'pan' pann-etje 'small pan'<br /> hok 'cage' hok-je 'small cage'<br /> baan 'job' baan-tje 'small job'<br /> <br /> === Link ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Diminutive&amp;lemmacode=1081 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> <br /> * Katamba, F. 1989. ''An Introduction to Phonology,'' Longmans, London.<br /> * Zonneveld, W. &amp;amp; M. Trommelen 1980. ''Egg, Onion, ouch! on the representation of Dutch diphtongs,'' in: Zonneveld, W. (ed.) Studies in Dutch Phonology, Nijhoff, Den Haag.<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Morphology]]</div>

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