Mental meaning in the semantic paradigm of the verb find
https://doi.org/10.51955/2312-1327_2021_2_51
Abstract
The theoretical background of the research is a set of principles and assumptions of cognitive linguistics to the study of the meaning of a linguistic form in the context of other cognitive structures. The objectives of the paper is to consider semantic shifts of the verb find and reveal cognitive strategies of verbal semantic derivation. The research is based on the empirical data from available sources and corpora data. The study is conducted within the framework of cognitive semantics where language meaning is viewed as knowledge structure.
The paper considers the phenomenon of lexical polysemy from a cognitive perspective. Of particular concern is the issue of semantic extension of the polysemous verb find. The study brings into focus such parameters of the verbal meaning as taxonomic category of the verb and semantic roles of the participants. It is argued that the change of any parameter causes semantic shifts of the lexical meaning of the verb find.
The results obtained may be helpful for further study of productive semantic derivation processes in the framework of cognitive semantics
About the Authors
Tatiana I. Semenova
Irkutsk State University, 1, Karl Marx, Irkutsk, 664025
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
doctor of philology, professor
Anna A. Chapaykina
Irkutsk State Transport University, 15, Chernyshevskogo, Irkutsk, 664074
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
senior lecturer
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Semenova T.I., Chapaykina A.A. Mental meaning in the semantic paradigm of the verb find. Crede Experto: transport, society, education, language. 2021;(2):51-68. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51955/2312-1327_2021_2_51
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