Semantic Reasons of Appearance of Synonyms of the Verb to drink Cover Image

Semantinės veiksmažodžio gerti sinonimų atsiradimo priežastys
Semantic Reasons of Appearance of Synonyms of the Verb to drink

Author(s): Anželika Gaidienė
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Baltic Languages
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: synonym; concept; nomination; lexical meaning; semantic feature; synonyms network;

Summary/Abstract: The object of this article is a rich semantic group which has not been analyzed before – drinking verbs of the Lithuanian language taken from the Dictionary of the Standard Lithuanian Language which is currently in the process of compilation. The research seeks to estimate which features of the actual phenomena, things or actions become semantic features in the language, which determine the rise of new drinking verbs. A preliminary synonym network of the verb to drink is given at the end of the article.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 72
  • Page Range: 196-220
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Lithuanian