Реферат: Polysemy In The Semantic Field Of Movement In The English Language
MEANING
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circle
whirl
Manner
To move quickly
To move in a circular manner
To move (an engine/device) very quickly with a loud whistling noise
To move (a vehicle/an aircraft) very quickly with a loud buzzing/humming noise
To move in a circular manner in the air
To turn round in the air very quickly
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Medium
To move through the air
To move very quickly through the air with a loud whistling noise
To move very quickly through the air with a loud noise
To fly around in circles
To move very quickly in a circular manner through the air
2.2. Genus of the lexeme
Many verbs describe generic movement. Verb membership is then determined by the semantic parameter of medium or direction, or by the parameter specifying the nature of the subject/object.
The table below presents the verbs whose membership is influenced by the medium parameter.
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VERB |
MEDIUM |
DIMENSION |
MEANING |
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dart |
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