Selected word-formation processes in Tok Pisin compounding, conversion and reduplication

Wydawnictwo UWM, Amcptoau nNdienog,p Choilnovleorsgioicna., IX, 2007 . – pp. 74-80.The present article scrutinises the linguistic research on word-formation processes in Tok Pisin . the major pidgin language in Papua New Guinea. In the first part of this work, a few important facts about the very language . Tok Pisin . are given. Then, the article presents selected word-formation processes that are employed in Tok Pisin. The attention is focused only on the most interesting word-formation processes2, and thus, only compounding, conversion and reduplication are discussed.