The Prefix Na- in Bulgarian Verbs: a Cognitive Linguistic Approach
The Prefix Na- in Bulgarian Verbs: a Cognitive Linguistic Approach
Author(s): Svetlana NedelchevaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Syntax, Cognitive linguistics, School education, Vocational Education, Adult Education, Higher Education , Philology, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Stylistics
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: Cognitive Linguistics; semantic relations; Bulgarian verbal prefix na-
Summary/Abstract: This study analyses the cognitive semantics of the Bulgarian verbal prefix na- ‘on, onto’ and aims to reveal its core meaning. Using a comprehensive inventory of corpora examples, the analysis distinguishes a few subgroups of na-verbs pointing out how apparently distinct meanings correspond to the central spatial meaning in the semantic network of the spatial particle na(-) and how the different meanings of the prefix na- relate to each other. The focus is particularly on the relation between spatial and non-spatial meanings, and on the application of conceptual metaphors that contribute to a consistent and motivated meaning network of na-.
Journal: Чуждоезиково обучение
- Issue Year: 46/2019
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 565-579
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
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