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Degree semantics for Russian verbal prefixes: The case of pod- and do

Authors :
Olga Kagan
Source :
Oslo Studies in Language, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2012)
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
University of Oslo, 2012.

Abstract

This paper proposes a formal semantic approach to Slavic verbal prefixes. A hypothesis is put forward according to which a verbal prefix imposes a relation between two degrees on a scale. One is a degree associated with the event denoted by the verbal predicate. The other one is the standard of comparison, contributed by a linguistic expression that appears in the sentence, or by the context. The scale to which the prefix applies is most typically contributed by the linguistic environment in which the prefix appears. The paper demonstrates how the proposed analysis applies to two specific morphemes in Russian: the prefixes pod- and do-.

Details

Language :
English, French, Italian, Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål, Portuguese, Russian
ISSN :
18909639
Volume :
4
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Oslo Studies in Language
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.159d0943644d3d8569be6b43012013
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5617/osla.144