Diminutive Forms is a linguistic construct that denotes a word formation process involving the modification of a base name or noun through phonological or morphological alteration to convey smallness, affection, familiarity, or endearment, particularly in the context of children's naming practices.
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Universal Tendencies in the Semantics of the Diminutive*
Daniel Jurafsky · Language · 1996 · 676 citations
How peculiar is evaluative morphology?
Gregory Stump · Journal of Linguistics · 1993 · 152 citations
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