The article is inspired by the work of Iwona Kapron-Charzynska 'Derywacja ujemna we wspólczesnym jezyku polskim. Rzeczowniki i przymiotniki', and presents hierarchization of derivational techniques and indicators, according to their importance in derivational process. The status of so called 'derywacja ujemna and wymienna' (derivational process in which a part of a base is removed) was raised and the status of 'derywacja alternacyjna i prozodyczna' (alternational and prosodic derivation) was downgraded; the process of unification of the bases in compound words was underlined - as a result the role of nonmorphological factors in description of word formation system is minimized, contrary to position presented in well know studies.
Lexicographical description of 'pluralia tantum' that aspires to scientific standards needs a fundamental revision. The scope of this inflected category should be redefined by including in it all lexemes described in dictionaries as 'only in the plural' (tylko w lm) and most of the nouns with the description 'usually in the plural' (zwykle w lm). Specialist lexis needs especially thorough revision. It is also recommended to introduce a new, more precise notation for collocation of 'pluralia tantum' and quantitative expressions. Accurate diagnosis should be based on the newest dictionaries and linguistic corpuses.
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