The specifics of word formation in modern English and German

Litvjak Olesja Valerievna

The article suggests ways of word formation in English and German languages. The notion and meaning of word formation in linguistic system and comparison of two languages in one morphological aspect are considered. In the course of the article several main kinds of word-formation and the main differences between compounding and affixation in German and English have been pointed out.

Keywords:language; word; word formation; lexical composition; compounding; affixation.