Semantic types of directive complexes and relations between their components (based on material taken from the Russian literary dialogue)

Authors

  • Elena G. Zadvornaya Minsk State Linguistic University, 21 Zaharava Street, Minsk 220034, Belarus
  • Ludmila V. Vitchenko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

directive speech act, directive complex, homogeneous complex, heterogeneous complex, semantic varieties, syntactical relations

Abstract

Two-component directive complexes used by the speakers in the Russian dialogical communication are considered. It is shown that depending on a semantic type of a verb these complexes can be divided into homogeneous and heterogeneous complexes. Four types of relations between components of directive complexes are described: 1) simultaneity relations; 2) consistency relations; 3) specification relations; 4) synonymy relations. It has been established that the type of relations between the components as well as the order of their interposition depends on a semantic type of a directive speech act.

Author Biographies

  • Elena G. Zadvornaya, Minsk State Linguistic University, 21 Zaharava Street, Minsk 220034, Belarus

    doctor of science (philology), full professor; professor at the department of theoretical and applied linguistics

  • Ludmila V. Vitchenko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    senior lecturer at the department of English for international professional activities, faculty of international relations

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2024-07-01

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No. 2 (2024): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology

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Linguistics

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Zadvornaya, E.G. and Vitchenko, L.V. 2024. Semantic types of directive complexes and relations between their components (based on material taken from the Russian literary dialogue). Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 2 (Jul. 2024), 80–88.