PROTOTYPE MEANING OF SLOVAK MODAL VERBS GRAMMATICALIZATION (Prototypovy vyznam slovenskych gramatikalizovanych modalnych slovies)

• Authors: Pekarikova Katarina
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to elucidate the polysemy of Slovak modal verbs from the point of view of G. Lakoff 's prototypes. The process of grammaticalization has shown that high polysemy is the common denominator of basic modal verbs in Slavic languages. Moreover, it has helped to uncover the primary/original grammatical function of the full meaning verb have with a specific lexical meaning of possession.

Keywords

EN

GRAMMATICAL FUNCTION; LEXICAL MEANING; MODAL VERBS; POLYSEMY

Discipline

• PHILOLOGY_&_LINGUISTICS: PHILOLOGY & LINGUISTICS

• Publisher: Jan Stanislav Slavonic Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Matica Slovenska
• Journal: Slavica Slovaca
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-51
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Pekarikova Katarina

• Katarina Pekarikova, PhD., Filozoficka fakulta Univerzity Konstantina Filozofa, Stefanikova 67, 949 01 Nitra, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11SKAAAA094819