Derivational structure of compound adjectives: translation of English compound adjectives into Lithuanian

The paper deals with the derivational patterns of compound adjectives in the English and Lithuanian languages. The research question that is to be answered in the present paper is the following: in what ways are derivational features of English and Lithuanian compound adjectives different or similar in translations from English into Lithuanian? The the research is aimed not at finding the matches or mismatches of translation but finding the patterns of derivation and semantic features of counterpart compound adjectives in English and Lithuanian. The descriptive and analytical methods were employed for observation and analysis of compounds. The comparative method was used as a means to compare the derivational structure and semantic features of English and Lithuanian compound adjectives. The novel Saturday by Ian McEwan and its translation into Lithuanian Šeštadienis (the translator - Mėta Žukaitė) were chosen as the sources for obtaining the empirical data. The samples of compound nouns were subjected to the analysis in terms of equivalence and non-equivalence of compositional patterns of compound nouns. The analysis revealed that derivational patterns of counterpart English and Lithuanian compound adjectives are differentVilniaus Simono Stanevičiaus progimnazijaVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŠvietimo akademij