A few features of the lexical field of "natural phenomena" Cover Image

Quelques spécificités du champ lexical « phénomènes naturels »
A few features of the lexical field of "natural phenomena"

Author(s): Magdalena Perz
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Natural phenomena; object class; substances; meteorological verbs.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyze the events traditionally perceived as natural phenomena. This type of event does not form a homogenous class from a linguistic point of view. The author presents some observations and comments on a few nouns: rain, snow, hail which belong to the lexical field natural phenomena. Moreover, the author raises the issue of the impersonal constructions which cover the category of meteorological verbs.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 93-101
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: French