1. August 2023 at 17:43

Slovak Matters: Baby talk is also for adults

The diminutive in Slovak applies not only to names, but also to activities like eating and things like juice.

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Matthew J. Reynolds

Editorial

Zdrobneniny can throw the novice Slovak speaker off, since they are largely the spoken rather than written norm. Zdrobneniny can throw the novice Slovak speaker off, since they are largely the spoken rather than written norm. (source: saeed karimi on Unsplash)
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