LE VERBE POLONAIS PAŚĆ/PADAĆ ET SES DÉRIVÉS QUI TRADUISENT LES EMPLOIS NON LOCATIFS DE TOMBER
Derivatives of the verb 'paść/padać' corresponding to non-locative uses of the French verb 'tomber'

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the verb 'paść/padać' and its derivatives which are Polish equivalents of the French verb 'tomber' in its non-locative uses. The purpuse of the considerations is to verify whether it is possible to find in the meanings of these derivatives semantic elements of a vertical orientation and a downward direction which are present in the locative uses of both the verb 'tomber' and its Polish equivalents. An abstract movement (the notion used by Langacker) alongside a vertical axis may be conceptualized, for instance, as a decrease in the measure of intensity, degradation of a state, disintegration, decomposition or subordination. 11 out of the 15 verbs presented in this article contain such semantic elements.

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