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Clasifcarea semantică a verbelor în limba română
Semantic Classifcation of Verbs in Romanian

Author(s): Ion Bărbuță
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics
Published by: Institutul de Filologie Română „Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu”
Keywords: the functional-semantic value of the verb; categorical meaning; referential meaning; intensity; extension; implication;

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of the article is to create a typology of verbs according to their semantic features. The most general features that define the verb are examined and described in terms of the three components of its functionalsemantic value: intension, extension and implication. At the same time, the study tries to reveal the relationship between the semantic structure of the verbs and their function in the sentence. Through this objective, he goes beyond the level of isolated words by analysing the manifestation of verbs in the structure of the statement. Considering the role of the verb in the constitution and functioning of the utterance, we should admit that the establishment of semantic features with relevance for their morphosyntactic behaviour could serve as an important factor for the functional-semantic description of utterances. In this way, the examination of the way in which the semantic categories are manifested in the syntactic plane would bring more light regarding the mechanism of the articulation of the semantic and syntactic levels in the act of communication.

  • Issue Year: LXVI/2024
  • Issue No: 1 (322)
  • Page Range: 5-25
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Romanian
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