The article presents an analysis of new intensifiers mega- and giga- and words prefixed by them in contemporary colloquial Polish. The author tried to describe the morphologic behaviour of these prefixes, their semantic value and syntax. Focus was put mainly on determining the semantic value of those new intensifiers and their current usage in Polish. It appears that although current dictionaries of Polish language do not even mention the colloquial usage of mega- and giga-, those prefixes are commonly used in spoken and written language, not only by teenagers, but also by adults, including journalists and advertising copywriters.
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