Naslov
Semantic Analysis of Verbs of Motion

Autori
Kosić, Karla

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad

Fakultet
Filozofski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
07.09

Godina
2022

Stranica
77

Mentor
Čulig Suknaić, Janja ; Barčot, Branka

Ključne riječi
semantics ; verbs of motion ; frame semantics ; cognitive linguistics ; context

Sažetak
This study examines the semantic features and transformation of meaning in the verbs of motion fall and run in English and Russian language in a contextualized setting, and compares them with native speakers’ perception of the verbs with no surrounding context. It uses frame semantics as a guiding tool to discern which mental images are evoked and transformed and attempts to apply it to stimulus-reaction bonds provided in the associative thesauruses. As the study shows, there is a considerable difference in perception of the motion verbs fall and run and their use. The perception is largely coherent with the use of verbs in their prototypical setting. The meanings of verbs in context has a much greater range and transformations of meaning is largely influenced by surrounding context, including the elements that pertain to spatial positioning and the grammatical properties of the verbs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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