CHANGES IN STRUCTURE OF COMPLEX ADJECTIVES
The research paper is dedicated to de-etimologisation in the structure of complex adjectives. As to composite-building theory there are univerbalisation composites, derivation ones and quasi-composites. De-etimologisation means the lack of semantic means. Scientists have defined several types of de-etimologisation due to word-formation and phonetic factors and archaization of composites structure elements. The author mentions three phonetic processes: gaplology, falling-out of consonants and simplification of consonant groups. Our examples demonstrate the connection between phonetic factors and semantic changes. De-etimologisation is mostly occurred in quasi-composites because of having no potential to produce other new words. The two main types of de-etimologisation are defined as complete and partial. They modify the first and the second word-components.