The Experience of Space

Cognitive linguistic research suggests that Slavic verbal prefix semantics may be profitably described by assuming a spatial prototype, and that non-spatial (abstract) prefixes derive metaphorically from this prototype. This dissertation uses a cognitive linguistic framework to establish a concise,...

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Main Author: Shull, Sarah
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description Cognitive linguistic research suggests that Slavic verbal prefix semantics may be profitably described by assuming a spatial prototype, and that non-spatial (abstract) prefixes derive metaphorically from this prototype. This dissertation uses a cognitive linguistic framework to establish a concise, systematic description of prototypes for prefixes and prepositions in Russian and Czech, and evaluates the nature of the relationship among the various senses of prefixes. The research presented here is aimed at carefully establishing the spatial meaning of prefixes. The primary motive for this research, however, is to evaluate the nature of the relation between spatial uses and abstract uses and to determine if abstract uses do indeed involve primarily spatial metaphor. A significant portion of the dissertation, therefore, is devoted to a discussion of the connection between spatial and abstract prefixation. A secondary purpose is to compare the spatial and abstract uses of prefixes in Czech and Russian, and to see whether differences in the verbal systems of these two languages can be correlated with underlying semantic differences at the spatial level.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-332822025-01-23T01:17:59Z The Experience of Space Shull, Sarah Czech Experience Goal orientation in narration prefix semantics Prefixation Prefixes and deixis Privileged Prototype vs. invariance Role Russian Semantic features for Path preposition Shull Space Spacial thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics Cognitive linguistic research suggests that Slavic verbal prefix semantics may be profitably described by assuming a spatial prototype, and that non-spatial (abstract) prefixes derive metaphorically from this prototype. This dissertation uses a cognitive linguistic framework to establish a concise, systematic description of prototypes for prefixes and prepositions in Russian and Czech, and evaluates the nature of the relationship among the various senses of prefixes. The research presented here is aimed at carefully establishing the spatial meaning of prefixes. The primary motive for this research, however, is to evaluate the nature of the relation between spatial uses and abstract uses and to determine if abstract uses do indeed involve primarily spatial metaphor. A significant portion of the dissertation, therefore, is devoted to a discussion of the connection between spatial and abstract prefixation. A secondary purpose is to compare the spatial and abstract uses of prefixes in Czech and Russian, and to see whether differences in the verbal systems of these two languages can be correlated with underlying semantic differences at the spatial level. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2019-01-10 23:55 2020-01-09 14:44:55 2020-04-01T11:01:09Z 2003 book 1003950 OCN: 1082943381 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26137 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/33282 eng Slavistische Beitraege open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26137/1/1003950.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26137/1/1003950.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26137/1/1003950.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/26137/1/1003950.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/b12697 10.3726/b12697 44a712f0-ee17-4c08-a667-46effed595e7 249 Bern open access
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Prefixes and deixis
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Prototype vs. invariance
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Semantic features for Path preposition
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Space
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The Experience of Space
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Experience
Goal orientation in narration
prefix semantics
Prefixation
Prefixes and deixis
Privileged
Prototype vs. invariance
Role
Russian
Semantic features for Path preposition
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Space
Spacial
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