Die thematisch-fokussierende komplexe Präposition v lice. Eine diachrone Analyse mithilfe von BERT
The thematically focused complex preposition v lice. A diachronic analysis using BERT

Summary/Abstract: This article examines complex prepositions in Russian using the construction v lice as a case study. This denominal complex preposition, consisting of the primary preposition v and a noun, exemplifies the dynamic transitional processes between word classes. The central focus of the analysis is the question of which semantic properties are associated with the degree of establishment of such constructions. The article adopts both a synchronic and diachronic perspective, with particular attention to developments since the 19th century, during which complex prepositions increasingly entered scientific, technical, and journalistic writing styles. Using corpus-based methods and embeddingbased techniques (BERT), the study reconstructs semantic shifts and identifies functionalsemantic changes. In doing so, it contributes to the description of the internal dynamics of complex prepositions in Russian.

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