Prepositional categories and prototypes: Contrasting some Russian, Slovenian, Croatian and Polish examples
Prepositional categories and prototypes: Contrasting some Russian, Slovenian, Croatian and Polish examples
Author(s): Ljiljana ŠarićSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera, Osijek
Keywords: spatial prepositions; Slavic languages; prototypical meaning of prepositions and prefixes; cognitive linguistics; language development and meaning extensions
Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is the interface between the Croatian prepositions na and u (as well as the interface between their Russian, Slovenian and Polish equivalents), and the meaning of the preposition nad and the relation of the meaning of the prepositions nad and na in the four languages. The meaning relation between the prepositions na and nad and their related prefixes is analysed as well.
Journal: Jezikoslovlje
- Issue Year: IV/2003
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 187-204
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
