LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Daiktavardžių priesaginiai vediniai; Deminutyvai; Gretinamoji analizė; Lyginamoji analizė; Priesaginiai daiktavardžiai; Semantika; Struktūra; Contrastive analysis; Diminutives; Noun derivatives with suffixes; Semantics; Structure.
ENThis article discusses aspects of contrastive analysis of noun derivatives with suffixes in German and Lithuanian. The introduction outlines the aims and methodological approach, while the structure and semantics of the derivatives are juxtaposed in the second section. The comparison is carried out according to the following parameters: degrees of complexity, using or disuse of certain constituents, Righthand Head Rule (RHR) and the use of semantic models. In the third section, a digression on German and Lithuanian diminutives illustrates divergences in the vitality and productivity of this word formation pattern in both languages. [From the publication]