How is formed the adjective fettleibig (obese)? It may seem an evident derivate from fett (fat) and Leib

(body); however, the NP fetter Leib is as seldom as the adjective is frequent: this sounds paradoxical.

In this contribution, a new way of explaining the formation of this adjective is explored: fettleibig

appears as a subsistance of a in past times rich -leibig-paradigm. Therefore, in a synchronic view, this

adjective is not explained as a derivate, although it remains mainly transparent.

Which lexical typology does the Italian language have? A comparative study with French – This paper sets out to show the lexical and typological differences between the French and Italian languages. French is the only Romance language without morphology in words. Italian continues to build words while including morphology. This phenomenon can be explained by the diacronic process of deflexivity, which is more advanced in French. The consequence is that French words are more compact and unanalyzable. French is becoming a “neoisolating” language.