Scalarity in the Verbal Domain - The Case of Verbal Prefixation in Russian

Proposes a new analytical approach to the semantics of Russian verbal prefixes, using modern theoretical tools to explore wide-ranging data.

List of contents

1. Scalarity and verbal prefixation; 2. The prefixes po-, na- and pro-; 3. The prefixes do-, nedo- and pri-; 4. The prefixes pod- and pere-; 5. The prefixes ot- and za-; 6. Prefixes characterized by stronger restrictions; 7. The scale hypothesis: principles and parameters; 8. Prefixational genitive; Conclusion.

About the author

Olga Kagan is a lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Summary

Olga Kagan presents a new unified analysis of Russian verbal prefixes which combines a formal semantic approach with detailed discussion of data. In doing so, she sheds light on an intricate and puzzling phenomenon which is of interest to linguists working across a wide range of fields.

Product details

• Authors: Olga Kagan, Olga (Vrije Universiteit Kagan, Olga E. Kagan, Kagan Olga
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107092624
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09262-4
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Russia, Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Sociolinguistics, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Language acquisition, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc