Semantics of verbs of movement with the seme ‘down’ in Russian and German languages

  • Elena G. Ustimenko Minsk State Linguistic University, 21 Zacharava Street, Minsk 220034, Belarus

Abstract

The article deals with the semantics of non-prefixed intransitive verbs denoting downward movement in Russian and German languages. Quantitative asymmetry of these verbs has been established. It has been found that the information about the medium, the nature of the moving object, the characteristics of the movement process and the end point of movement is common to their semantics. The differences are established in the number of types of information presented in the semantics of one verb, as well as in the directions of modifications of semantic features representing the detected types of information.

Author Biography

Elena G. Ustimenko, Minsk State Linguistic University, 21 Zacharava Street, Minsk 220034, Belarus

postgraduate student at the department of theoretical and applied linguistics

 

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Published
2023-10-31
Keywords: verbs of movement, verbs of motion, direction of movement, semantics, language orientation in space, models of space in a language
How to Cite
Ustimenko E. G. Semantics of verbs of movement with the seme ‘down’ in Russian and German languages // Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology. 2023. 3. PP. 91-100.
Issue
No 3 (2023): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philology
Section
Linguistics

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