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Конструкции прилагательных с компонентом ДЛЯ РОД
Adjective constructions with the component “for gen”

Author(s): Galina Ivanovna Kustova
Subject(s): Comparative Linguistics, Computational linguistics, Philology
Published by: Новосибирский государственный педагогический университет
Keywords: Adjective; valency; construction; comparative semantics

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with two kinds of adjective constructions with the same structures (A for Gen S), but different semantics – argument construction and comparative construction. The meaning of comparative construction: feature is atypical for a given object or class of objects: zharkiy dlya oseni den’ (‘hot day for autumn’). Comparative construction has implication: the opposite feature is typical. In argument construction dlya Rod (‘for Gen’) is argument, i.e. par-ticipant of the situation, denoted by adjective: neozhidanny dlya nas rezul’tat (‘unexpected re-sult for us’). Many adjectives have both constructions: neubeditelnye dlya nas dovody (‘unconvincing arguments for us’) – argument construction, dlya nas – participant of the situation; neubeditelnye dovody dlya takogo opytnogo advokata (‘unconvincing arguments for such an experienced lawyer’) – comparative construction. Dlyaconstruction is universal construction for adjectives (cf. Genitive for nouns). Dlya-construction expresses a wide set of meanings.