ON THE QUESTION ABOUT THE SPELLING OF COMPOUND ADJECTIVES

Abstract

One of the word-formation methods that are actively operating in the modern Russian language is word composition. The use of this method is especially widespread in the category of adjectives. Comparison of the Usability of Certain Types of Composition in the Literary Language of the 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries. Leads to the conclusion that the most productive types of composition of the modern Russian language were fixed from the beginning and throughout the 19th century, i.e. during the formation of the modern Russian literary language. The most characteristic of the modern Russian language of the last period is the very widespread use of the connecting method of word formation. This type of composition was also known in earlier periods of the development of the Russian language, but only during the 19th century. Became widespread, which was fixed and received its further development in the literary language of the last period. Two types of subordinating word composition are also very widespread at the present time, which were productive in earlier periods of the development of the Russian literary language. But the use of these types of compounding in modern language also differs sharply from their use in earlier periods.