Oscillation verbs in the Uralic languages (on the Finnish, Nenets and Komi-Zyrian data): semantics and typology Cover Image

Глаголы колебательного движения в уральских языках (на материале финского, ненецкого и коми-зырянского языков): семантика и типология
Oscillation verbs in the Uralic languages (on the Finnish, Nenets and Komi-Zyrian data): semantics and typology

Author(s): Maria Shapiro
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Институт языкознания Российской академии наук
Keywords: lexical typology; oscillation verbs; semantic field; frame; semantic maps; Finnish; Komi-Zyrian; Nenets

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the structure of the semantic field of oscillation in three Uralic languages. The crucial parameter for all three systems is whether the situation meets human needs and expectations: an oscillation controlled by human is lexicalized, as well as several situations that, on the contrary, cause inconvenience. In addition, various physical properties of the Trajector are relevant.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 01 (16)
  • Page Range: 29-52
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Russian