Pavlina Petkova, PhD student
University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/for22.405deri
Absract. This paper outlines the most productive ways of word formation in the English language, focusing on the derivational field of the lexeme “wind”. Derivaties are also clustered according to different thematic groups, connotative meanings, American English usage, constituents of compound words and similarity in meaning. Special attention is paid to differences in theories and approaches to
word-formation processes, to using the terms and inconsistencies in spelling of some of the derivatives according to different dictionaries and grammars.
Keywords: derivation; derivational field; affixation; derivatives; semantics; grammar