The diminutive morphological function between English and Pashto languages: a comparative study

This study investigates the diminutive morphological function in English and Pashto, focusing on productivity, similarities, differences in inflectional bound morphemes (nouns and adjectives), and the influence of ancient languages like Greek. The findings reveal that while both languages retain this function, English uses limited inflectional morphemes, whereas Pashto employs a wider range of suffixations, differentiating it semantically and pragmatically. The study supports the hypothesis that languages from similar parental groups share similar morphological mechanisms, with English showing greater inflectional reduction due to modifications over time. Pashto's inflectional nature shows closer resemblance to Greek than English.

Afzal Khan