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The role of a locative component in the semantic structure of an adjectival prefix with a spatial meaning
Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
locativity, adjectival prefix, cognitive image of a situation, prototypical situation, perceptual component, conceptual component
Abstract
The paper considers different points of view on the role of a locative component in the meaning of a unit of language, and describes alternative theories of meaning. The cognitive image of a situation is qualified as a universal basis of the meaning of a language unit.
Bibliographic reference
Ludmila I. Gorbunova The role of a locative component in the semantic structure of an adjectival prefix with a spatial meaning // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2010. № 4. Pp. 156–163.