Defining an Adjective by Means of Its Grammatical Collocators
Defining an Adjective by Means of Its Grammatical Collocators
Author(s): Boris F. HlebecSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, South Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Филолошки факултет Универзитета у Бањој Луци
Keywords: collocation; adjective; preposition; semantic definition;
Summary/Abstract: The collocational method pioneered by the author and followed in his works for years reveals that even grammatical words such as prepositions and some conjunctions (that), as well as grammatical categories (the infinitive) when collocating with adjectives can lead to semantic defi nitions of adjectives. In the paper the process for achieving this goal has been exemplified by the adjective pleased.
Journal: Филолог – часопис за језик, књижевност и културу
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 21-25
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English