V. Mykolaičio-Putino literatūrologijos terminai su „-inis“, „-ė“ formos dėmenimis

Alvydas UMBRASAS Institute of the Lithuanian Language V. MYKOLAITIS-PUTIN’S LITERARY STUDIES TERMS WITH -INIS, -Ė FORM COMPONENTS This article aims to examine an area largely forgotten by terminologists—that of literary studies terminology, and more precisely, one type of term in this field: compound terms whose agreeing component is expressed by an adjective with -inis, -ė. The material for the study was collected from V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s literary-studies texts1. The author’s choice was motivated by the desire to work with a limited body of material and to examine texts from the first half of this century; V. Mykolaitis-Putinas is one of the most prominent literary scholars of that period. Since the material was collected not from dictionaries but from the texts of a single author, it is not very extensive. A total of 191 compound literary-studies terms were found in which one or two dependent components are expressed by adjectives with -inis, -ė. This figure represents the total number of word combinations, while the number of words occurring as head or dependent components is smaller, since some components recur in the terms. A variable dependent component with an unchanged head component indicates subcategory terms (reflecting types of denotata). For example: egocentric (NLL 41, R VIII 356) // natural (R VIII 444) // ideological (R VIII 344) // individual (NLL 41, R VIII 356) // confessional (NLL 41) // patriotic (NLL, LE 86, R VIII 325) // pseudo-enthusiastic (R VIII 362) lyric poetry. From these terms, an -inis, -ė derivative can also be formed from the head component; it then becomes the dependent component of other terms and names the subcategory concepts of those denotata. For example: lyrical description NLL 36, lyrical song LE 113, lyrical dialogue VD 39, lyrical poem R VIII 11, lyrical hero R VIII 310, lyrical impression LE 213, lyrical experience R VIII 11, lyrical introduction NLL 269, lyrical work R VIII 206, lyrical creativity R VIII 356, lyrical mood VD 43, lyrical 1Abbreviations of sources are explained at the end of the study; Arabic numerals beside abbreviations in the text indicate pages; Roman numerals beside NLL refer to pages of the introduction (as in the original). An effort was made to record one (usually the first) occurrence of each term in the book. 78 poetry R VIII 321, lyrical prose LE 213. Such terms differ especially from other (free) word combinations in that they can perform a communicative function entirely independently; in other words, an adjective functioning as a component of a term is more precisely defined in meaning than an adjective functioning freely. In terms of structure, the terms with -inis, -ė fall into two groups: two-word and three-word terms (no terms with more than two attributive modifiers of the -inis, -ė form were found in the research material). Two-word terms form the majority—there are 175 of them, compared with only 16 three-word terms (the latter means terms containing two adjectives of the -inis, -ė form; compound terms containing -inis, -ė and dependent components of other forms are not discussed, since their structure is different and they require a different analysis). The functions of the term components with -inis, -ė are highly varied. A large proportion of these derivatives formed with the suffix -inis, -ė derive from one-word terms. One-word literary-studies terms are usually non-Lithuanian (the available data indicate that about 70% of V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s one-word literary-studies terms are of non-Lithuanian origin), so it is not surprising that the base stem of the word with -inis, -ė functioning as the modifier in as many as 150 two-word terms is non-Lithuanian. Three types of such base stems can be distinguished: underived, suffixal, and prefixed. Unfortunately, it is not always easy to determine whether a stem is suffixal or non-suffixal. Distinctive word-formation methods can even be discerned (see below). In some non-Lithuanian modifiers with -inis, -ė, the base stem is clearly underived (more precisely, it functions as a primary form in Lithuanian, but may be a derivative in the source language). Most often, the formation is based on a noun. For example: choreic (: choreus) line R VIII 177, dactylic (: dactyl) ending NLL 306, dramatic (: drama) work R VIII 336, epic (: epic) song LE 158, feuilletonistic (: feuilleton) poem R VIII 450, ideological (: idea) lyric poetry R VIII 344, individual (: individual) lyric poetry NLL 41, R VIII 444, iambic (: iamb) scansion R VIII 180, cantata-form (: cantata) form NLL 252, metaphorical (: metaphor) style R VIII 468, patriotic (: patriot) lyric poetry NLL 5, LE 86, R VIII 325, proletarian (: proletarian) poetry R VIII 446, satirical (: satire) sketch NLL 316, symbolist (: symbol) drama 79 R VIII 400, strophic (: stanza) form NLL 252, tonic (: tone) meter R VIII 346. Several Lithuanian -inis, -ė derivatives are based on an adjective. E.g.: abstract (: abstract) creative work VD 40, cross-rhyming (: crosswise2) consonance R VIII 175. A non-Lithuanian word with -inis, -ė may also lack a base word in Lithuanian. For example, in the terms syllabic versification NLL 173, syllabic metrics R VIII 345, the component syllabic is based on Greek syllabe (syllable), but there is currently no Lithuanianized version of the latter word. Therefore, silabinis, -ė should be regarded as a word adapted to Lithuanian by means of a suffix. Also somewhat unusual is the dependent component of two-word terms dramatic, -ė, which has an underived base stem. Formally, synchronically in Lithuanian it should be regarded as a derivative of drama, but dramat- is the stem of a Greek word (Greek drama, dramatos). E.g.: dramatic conflict VD 27, dramatic literature NLL 411, LE 161, dramatic trilogy LE 200, VD 47. This shows that the derivative was not formed directly in Lithuanian, but was borrowed from another language. The Lithuanian equivalent is draminis, -ė. Particularly distinctive are dependent term components in the form of a non-Lithuanian adjective with -inis, -ė, whose base stem contains a suffix. The derivational analysis of these terms is somewhat unusual, since the suffix of the base stem is not always carried over into the derivative. For example, all comprehensive grammars note that, when adjectives with the suffix -inis, -ė are formed from international words containing the formants -ij-, -ik-, these formants are usually omitted (e.g., DLKG, 210; LKG I, 573). This phenomenon is relevant to terminology. The material under study contains numerous two-word terms whose dependent component has lost the aforementioned formants. For example, with the formant -ij- omitted: allegorical (: allegory) representation VD 20, biblical (: Bible) novella LE 214, emotional (: emotion) lyric poetry R VIII 344, philosophical (: philosophy) aphorism NLL 129, historical (: history) tragedy LE 211, religious (: religion) hymn NLL 135, R VIII 252. 2 The noun kryžma can also be regarded as a base word. 80 There are also numerous components with the formant -ik- omitted, e.g.: analytical (: analytics³) description NLL 32, didactic (: didactics) prose NLL 46, classical (: classicism) form NLL 252, lyrical (: lyric poetry) hero R VIII 310, rhetorical (: rhetoric) style R VIII 143, romantic (: Romanticism) poetry NLL5, LE 74, political (: politics) satire NLL 162, LE 213, and others. Sometimes a different formant is omitted as well, e.g.: decadent (: decadence) literature R VIII 446. Formally and semantically, the component romantic, -ė can also be derived from both romantika and romantizmas. Work involving this kind of truncation can be regarded as a separate type of word formation and termed disintegrative work⁴. However, according to V. Urbutis, it would be most appropriate not to treat this phenomenon as a specific method of word formation, but merely to classify it among secondary word-formation phenomena, and to speak not of a derivational type but of disintegrated base stems (Urbutis V. 1978, 206). When discussing these literary-studies terms, it is useful also to mention the concept of a bound stem⁵. It is evident that the base stem of some adjectives with -inis, -ė is not used without suffixes; therefore, one can refer to bound stems such as alegor-, bibl-, emoc-, lyr-, polit-, romant-, traged-, among others. Being primary, they do not function independently in Lithuanian. Some -inis, -ė derivatives with a suffix-bearing base stem are somewhat different: they retain the suffix of the base stem (or one of two suffixes) in the derivative as well. A sizable group consists of -inis, -ė derivatives containing the suffix -ist- inherited from the base stem. E.g.: belletristic work R VIII 49, humorous feuilleton R VIII 450, publicistic polemic LE 211, stylistic device NLL 36. Yet they all also have a disintegrated base stem that has lost the formant -ik-, cf.: beletristinis – beletris- ³ Derivationally, it can also be linked to analizė, but the atypical z:t alternation indicates that analitinis was borrowed directly from another language and only later associated with the word analizė. ⁴ Žr. Urbutis V. 1978, 125. V. Urbutis sutinka ir su P. Zvolinskio siūlymu dez integracinės (dez integralinės) derivacijos terminu (ten pat, p. 204–205). ⁵ A bound (or associated) stem is a stem that differs from an independent (free) stem in that it does not, by itself, form a word stem (or inflectional stem) and always occurs (as a primary stem) together with a suffix, prefix, or another stem (Urbutis V. 1978, 121). 81 tical, humorous – humoristics. Derivation from beletrist, humorist is questionable in terms of derivational meaning. The interpretation of some adjectives with -ist- is considerably more complicated. E.g.: impressionist style LE 213, positivist realism NLL 382, realist work VD 45, socialist poetry R VIII 446. Formally, these adjectives have the base stem of nouns denoting persons (impressionist, positivist), but semantically they are derived from impressionism, positivism. It should not be forgotten that the derivational relationship between words of the impressionism – impressionist type is also not entirely clear; sometimes mutual motivation is discerned (Urbutis V. 1978, 127). It is difficult to explain from the perspective of the Lithuanian language where -ist- comes from in an adjective with -inis, -ė, especially since adjectives with the suffix -inis, -ė are not formed from nouns with a clear derivational structure (one obstacle) denoting persons and agents (a second obstacle) (Kniūkšta P. 1976, 19–20). Thus, it is very likely that these adjectives have come directly from other languages (grammatically adapted to Lithuanian with the suffix -inis, -ė), and the search for a base word is merely a formal matter. In two derivatives in -inis, -ė, the base stems contain the suffixes -acija, -encija (such suffixes are identified in DLKG, 99, etc.), e.g.: dedicational (: dedication) poem R VIII 449, correspondence-style (: correspondence) style NLL 163. The elements -ac-, -enc- remain in the derivatives. This prompts us to consider whether two suffixes should be identified in the base stem, or whether -acija, -encija should be treated as extended (or compound) suffixes⁶. In this case, we would probably have to conclude that, in the derivative in -inis, -ė, half of the suffix disappears through disintegration. This would support the idea that -ij- (and likewise -ik-) is omitted not so much as a morphological element as a phonetic one, forming sound clusters that are awkward to articulate (Kniūkšta P. 1976, 21). It is rare for a non-Lithuanian dependent element with -inis, -ė in the terms of the material under study to have an undisintegrated base stem. The only fairly frequent elements of this kind are classical, -ė (: classics), literary, -ė (: literature), which also contain the suffixes -ūr-, -ik-. E.g.: classical 6 Apie tokias priesagas yra užsiminęs V. Urbutis (1978, 216–219). 82 literature R VIII 245, classical poetry R VIII 425, literary letter NLL 7, literary Romanticism LE 72, literary sketch NLL V, literary genre LE 47. Separately worth mentioning are derivatives in -inis, -ė whose base stem is a suffixed adjective. The formative -al-⁷ of a non-Lithuanian adjective is carried over into the derivative. E.g.: musical (: music) play NLL 415, originalistic (: original) literature R VIII 403, sentimentalistic (: sentimental) melodrama LE 30. These formations are now considered unacceptable (KPP, 18–19, 96–97). Among V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s two-word literary-studies terms that have a non-Lithuanian dependent element with -inis, -ė, a separate small group consists of terms whose derivative in -inis, -ė8 is based on a non-Lithuanian word resembling a prefixed derivative (or a compound). E.g.: autoanalytical poem R VIII 328, autobiographical work R VIII 420, egocentric poem R VIII 334, pseudo-enthusiastic lyric poetry R VIII 362, pseudoclassical poetry NLL 5. However, all these derivatives in -inis, -ė also have a disintegrated base stem. There are few two-word terms in the material under study with Lithuanian dependent elements in -inis, -ė—only 25 terms have such a dependent element (there were 150 with a non-Lithuanian one). In V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s texts, most Lithuanian derivatives in -inis, -ė are formed from nouns. The base nouns vary. Suffixed nouns predominate, e.g.: creative (: creativity) method VD 48, Soviet (: council) literature R VIII 374, social (: society) lyric poetry NLL 292, natural (: nature) lyric poetry R VIII 444, confessional (: confession) lyric poetry NLL 41, R VIII 356, as well as primary nouns, e.g.: syllabic (: syllable) versification R VIII 176, national (: nation) epic LE 151. Nouns serving as bases for suffixal derivation should also be distinguished. E.g.: belles-lettres (: beauty) literature 7 One could speak of the compound suffix -alinis, -ė, but in these cases the formative -al- belongs more to the base word. Only theatrical dramaturgy LE 222 was apparently formed from theatre, rather than from theatrical or actor. 8It would be inconsistent to treat these elements as prefixed derivatives, since they are very rarely formed from derived adjectives; moreover, the chosen derivational analysis is also supported by the derivational meaning. 83 R VIII 393, main (: basis) character R VIII 202. The base of several derivatives is a prefixed (world (: world) literature NLL III, R VIII 42) or compound noun (poetics-system (: poetics) system R VIII 140, folkloric (: folklore) element R VIII 527). Lithuanian -inis, -ė derivatives formed from other parts of speech are extremely rare in the research material. There is one example each of a term whose dependent constituent is based on a passive past participle, a pronoun, or a verb infinitive: translated (: translated) writings R VIII 164, universal (: whole) literature R VIII 426, readable (: to read9) drama LE 222. But in the latter two terms, it is necessary to distinguish not the suffix -inis, -ė, but its variants -uotinis, -ė, -tinis, -ė. Only 16 three-word literary-studies terms (with two -inis, -ė adjectives) were found in the research material. The terms’ constituents are essentially the same adjectives as in two-word terms (many are non-Lithuanian, with the same derivational problems). Most often (10 cases), both modifiers have a non-Lithuanian base stem. For example: agitational revolutionary song NLL 202, dialogical-dramatic form LE 112, emotional rhetorical style NLL47, epic dramatic scene NLL 39, historical patriotic tragedy NLL 415, literary dramatic genre VD 77, metrical classical versification NLL 173, oppositional political poem R VIII 432, propagandistic patriotic literature NLL 366, tonic trochaic meter R VIII 177. Much less often, one modifier has a Lithuanian base stem and the other a non-Lithuanian one (5 cases), for example: natural-patriotic allegory NLL 39, amorous erotic lyric poetry NLL 212, R VIII 356, national patriotic ideology NLL 3, tonic syllabic versification R VIII 140, social patriotic song LE 10. In only one case are both modifiers Lithuanian: bookish poetic meter R VIII 369. Discussing the meaning of the constituents with -inis, -ė in V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s literary-studies terms is quite problematic. Although adjectives with 9 It cannot be ruled out that skaitytinė is based on a participle (skaitytas), but from the point of view of derivational meaning, the infinitive seems more appropriate—“intended to be read.” 84 -inis, -ė meanings have been studied considerably; analyses most often focus on adjectives of Lithuanian origin, while adjectives with a non-Lithuanian base stem are often passed over in silence, with at most one or two examples given. It is known that the meaning of adjectives with -inis, -ė derives from the derivative’s base word, but is also closely related to the word to which the adjective belongs10 (in this case, the term’s head constituent) (Kniūkšta P. 1976, 56–59). When these constituents denote concrete things, it is easier to discuss their meanings; however, V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s literary-studies terms are mostly of non-Lithuanian origin and denote abstract concepts, so it is difficult to determine the meaning of constituents with -inis, -ė on the basis of the derivative’s relation to its base and dependent words; no clear semantic types are apparent. When dealing with abstract and rigorously undefined concepts, it is also difficult to draw a precise distinction between functional and lexical meanings. Nevertheless, several types of meaning can be distinguished among the constituents with -inis, -ė in the research material, namely: 1. Adjectives indicating the composition, structure, or principle of formation of the thing expressed by the term’s head word—“made up of that (or according to the principle) indicated by the base word.” (These adjectives come somewhat close to the typical generalized material meaning of adjectives with -inis, -ė.) For example: trochaic “composed of trochees” line R VIII 177, dactylic ending NLL 306, iambic quatrain NLL 255, paired “formed according to the principle of pairs” assonance R VIII 175, syllabic meter R VIII 370, tonic versification R VIII 140. Adjectival adjectives may also approach this type—cross “crossed, formed crosswise” rhyme R VIII 12. Semantically, the terms syllabic versification NLL 173, R VIII 140, syllabic meter R VIII 345 may also be assigned to this type, although since the constituent syllabic has no base word in Lithuanian, it is not possible to speak of derivational meaning. The assignment would be based on lexical 10 These relations essentially underpin all classifications of the meanings of adjectives with -inis, -ė. For example: Skardžius P. 1943, 246–253; Valeckienė A. 1957, 257–270; LKG I, 568–571; Gaivenis K. 1975, 70–85; Kniūkšta P. 1976, 59–85; DLKG, 210–215. 85 meaning; since we understand that syllabic = syllabic, the principle of analogy applies. 2. Adjectives indicating the purpose of the thing denoted by the term’s head word—“intended for what is expressed by the base word”. For example: agitacinė “intended for agitation” literature LE 124, dedicatory poem R VIII 498, didactic poem R VIII 133, svobdinė song R VIII 23. 3. Adjectives indicating the object of the thing denoted by the head word—“describing, drawing on motifs, directed toward what is expressed by the base word”. For example: nature “about nature” poetry NLL 31, R VIII 239, historical “based on historical motifs” drama NLL 17, LE 9, political satire NLL 162, LE 213, social lyric poetry NLL 292. 4. Adjectives indicating that the thing denoted by the head word belongs to something—“belonging to what is expressed by the base word”. The typical form for expressing possession is the genitive. An adjective with -inis, -ė expresses a weaker relation of possession; sometimes this relation is not very clear. In the clearest cases, the adjective can be transformed into the genitive. The meaning, one might say, remains unchanged. For example, literary genre LE 140 = genre of literature. In the material under study, adjectives of this type often express belonging to a particular field or genre, for example: belles-lettres style NLL 46 (cf. style of belles-lettres), biblical style R VIII 535, verse system R VIII 140, folkloric element R VIII 449, cantata form NLL 252, classical literature R VIII 245, epistolary style NLL 163, creative method VD 48, literary work VD 40, world literature NLL III, R VIII 42, poetic device R VIII 189, stylistic device NLL 36, folkloric element R VIII 527. In literary studies, an adjective with -inis, -ė quite often also indicates belonging to a particular movement or trend, for example: decadent lyric poetry LE 216 (cf. lyric poetry of decadence), impressionist style LE 213, realist work VD 45, romantic poetry NLL 5, LE 74, socialist poetry R VIII 446, Soviet literature R VIII 374. Belonging may also be associated with a person or collective, for example, national epic LE 151. 86 5. Adjectives expressing possession—“having what is stated by the base word.” E.g.: emocinė “having emotions” lyrika R VIII 344, idėjinė lyrika R VIII 344. 6. Adjectives indicating a resemblance to the thing denoted by the head word. In this case, resemblance is understood not only as a comparison between two participants, but also as possessing a quality—“similar, possessing the quality of what is stated by the base word” (thus approaching the meaning of possession very closely). This meaning is best discerned in the interaction of certain genres. E.g.: epinė “having epic features, resembling an epic” baladė R VIII 558, epinė poezija NLL 32, LE 158, R VIII 335, feljetoninė poema R VIII 450, filosofinis aforizmas NLL 129, filosofinė alegorija VD 96, humoristinis feljetonas R VIII 450, lyrinė proza LE 213, satyrinis feljetonas R VIII 450. 7. Adjectives denoting the name of the thing expressed by the head word—“being what is stated by the base word.” This is a rather specific type of meaning; essentially, the meaning of the entire compound term is contained in these adjectives. E.g.: dramatinė kūryba VD 12 (= drama), lyrinė kūryba R VIII 356 (= lyric poetry), poetinė kūryba VD 12 (= poetry). 8. Many adjectives have a specific but unclear meaning. The relationship of the adjective to the head and base words is indeterminate, understood only as a certain association. E.g.: egocentrinė elegija NLL 212, grožinė kūryba R VIII 460, hiperbolinis paralelizmas NLL 397, lyrinė impresija LE 213, literatūrinis laiškas NLL 7, pagrindinis veikėjas R VIII 202, retorinis hiperbolizmas R VIII 143, simbolinė drama R VIII 400. Even dictionaries (e.g., DŽ₃) do not clearly define the meaning of these adjectives, but merely indicate the derivational and semantic connection with the base word, e.g.: lyrinis—“related to lyric poetry,” pagrindinis → pagrindas, simbolinis → simbolis. Also specific are cases in which the head constituent of a compound term is expressed by a deverbal noun, e.g.: analitinis aprašymas NLL 32, alegorinis atvaizdavimas VD 20, alegorinis trak- 87 lavimas NLL 27, emotional description NLL 36, epic narrative R VIII 558, LE 158, lyrical experience R VIII 11. The main component of these terms can be understood as naming both the action itself and the result of the action. Since the meaning of an action name is perceptible, it is difficult to define the meaning of an adjective with -inis, -ė. One may say that the adjective expresses a certain way of performing an action or process, but it is not possible to define it in relation to the base word. Adjectival adjectives merit separate mention. They have no specific derivational meanings and are close in meaning to their base words (Kniūkšta P. 1976, 87). Only the meaning is modified slightly in comparison with that of the base word, becoming more terminologized (adjectives with -inis, -ė may be regarded as a feature of terminology). For example: abstract creative work VD 40, individual poetry R VIII 27, musical play NLL 415, sentimental poetry NLL 5. It should be noted that relatively few two-word literary-studies terms were found in V. Mykolaitis-Putinas’s texts whose dependent component is expressed by the genitive (42). Fewer than half of these genitives could partially compete with adjectives in -inis, -ė. For example: folk poetry VD 9, masterpiece of lyric poetry R VIII 424, literary current VD 8, propaganda piece VD 42, folklore poetry R VIII 22, the art of the word LE 26, R VIII 20. However, the use of these genitives is not typical, as shown by the ratio of adjectives in -inis, -ė to genitives in terms: V. Mykolaitis-Putinas tends to use adjectives, sometimes even in cases where the genitive would be more appropriate. No cases were found in which an adjective in -inis, -ė and a genitive with the same head word were used synonymously. From a contemporary perspective, the literary-studies terms by V. Mykolaitis-Putinas examined here are not obsolete; almost all are still used today (the morphological form of some should be changed). V. Mykolaitis-Putinas himself, in turn, was probably not the creator of these terms either (he may have been their translator). It is not without reason that it is sometimes said that literary studies has almost no obsolete or superseded theories, and therefore its terms continue to function (ESJL, 357; LES, 439). 88 As can be seen, the largest proportion of adjectives in the research material with -inis, -ė are of non-Lithuanian origin and have rather complex derivational structures. This indicates that this part of literary-studies terminology is mostly borrowed. Searching for a base word for a non-Lithuanian adjective is often merely a formal matter, since many adjectives with -inis, -ė can be derived directly from other languages (Lithuanized with a suffix), especially when a compound term is being translated. Thus, sometimes all that can be discerned is a relational stem. Received 1999 10 01 Šaltiniai LE – Mykolaitis-Putinas V. Literatūros etiudai. Kaunas, 1937. NLL – Mykolaitis-Putinas V. Naujoji lietuvių literatūra. T. 1. Kaunas, 1936. R VIII – Mykolaitis-Putinas V. Raštai. T. 8. Vilnius, 1962. VD – Mykolaitis V. Vydūno dramaturgija. Kaunas, 1935. Literatūra 1. DLKG – Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos gramatika. Vilnius, 1997. 2. DŽ₃ – Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius, 1993. 3. ESJL – Энциклопедический словарь юного литературоведа. Москва, 1987. 4. Gaivenis K. 1975 – Dvიოžodžiai sudėtiniai terminai dabartinėje lietuvių kalboje // Lietuvių kalbotyros klausimai. T. 16. Vilnius. 5. KPP – Kalbos praktikos patarimai. Sud. A. Pupkis. Vilnius, 1985. 6. LES – Литературный энциклопедический словарь. Москва, 1987. 7. LKG I – Lietuvių kalbos gramatika. T. 1. Vilnius, 1965. 8. Skardžius P. 1943 – Lietuvių kalbos žodžių daryba. Vilnius. 9. Urbutis V. 1978 – Žodžių darybos teorija. Vilnius. 10. Valeckienė A. 1957 – Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos įvardžiuotinių būdvardžių vartojimas // Literatūra ir kalba. T. 2. Vilnius. 89 TERMS HAVING COMPONENTS WITH THE SUFFIX -INIS, -Ė IN MYKOLAITIS-PUTINAS TEXTS ON LITERARY SCIENCE Summary This article is devoted to terms of literary science, a field of the Lithuanian language which has not been widely analysed from the linguistic point of view. Subordinate term components of adjectives with the suffix -inis, -ė have been discussed in this study. The research material has been collected from the literary texts by Mykolaitis-Putinas. The number of examples presented in the article amounts to 191 compound terms, of which one or two subordinate components are expressed by adjectives with the suffix -inis, -ė (175 of two-word and 16 of three-word terms). Adjectives with the suffix -inis, -ė have been divided into adjectives of Lithuanian and non-Lithuanian word-building focusing on the issues of their word-building. Non-Lithuanian adjectives having a disintegrated (abbreviated) underlying stem have been analysed most deeply. The hypothesis that they are not formed in the Lithuanian language but are adopted ready-made from other languages (which causes various word formation difficulties) by adding only a Lithuanian suffix has been introduced in the present study. The article analyses the problems of meaning of literary term components of adjectives with the suffix -inis, -ė; classification of types of meanings is presented herein as well. 90