Лексичка семантика придева са значењем особине типа способност
Lexical Semantics of the Adjectives with the Meaning of Ability

Summary/Abstract: In this paper author analysеs the semantic class of adjectives with the meaning of ability. Research results provide insight into: (a) the hierarchical organization of the lex emes from the center to the periphery of the semantic field, (b) the identification of the factors that affect such an organization, (c) the determination of the semantic compo nents that contain the semantic structure of each lexeme, (d) the unequal presence of the components in all uses of the lexeme in context, (e) the unequal importance of compo nents, (f) the semantic closeness of the lexemes caused by the closeness of their semantic structure, (g) the necessity of using componential analysis in semantic research of adjec tive lexemes. In the two conducted surveys, 96 respondents answered various questions to determine prototypical lexemes. After that, by analyzing the dictionary definitions and examples in the electronic corpus of the Serbian language, there were defined several di agnostic features that reflect the relevant properties of the observed lexemes and explain the differences in the meaning of the same lexeme used in different contexts, thus enter ing the domain of pragmatics.

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