Perception predicates in Bulgarian and Russian and their sentential arguments Cover Image

Предикаты восприятия в болгарском и русском языках и их сентенциальные актанты
Perception predicates in Bulgarian and Russian and their sentential arguments

Author(s): Maria A. Ovsyannikova, Hristina Kukova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Morphology, Syntax, Lexis, Semantics, Comparative Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Translation Studies, Phraseology
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: perception verbs; sentential arguments; aspectuality; tense; cognitive domain; experiencer
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines perception predicates in Bulgarian and Russian. The study centers on sentences in which the object of perception is a situation expressed by a subordinate clause. Special attention is paid to the aspectual properties of the matrix verbs. We also discuss similarities and differences in the use of perception verbs in both languages, taking into account the realization of various constructions and complementizers.