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Name: The role of a locative component in the semantic structure of an adjectival prefix with a spatial meaning

Authors: Ludmila I. Gorbunova

Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russian Federation

In the section Linguistics

Abstract: The paper considers different points of view on the role of a locative component in the meaning of a unit of language, and describes alternative theories of meaning. The cognitive image of a situation is qualified as a universal basis of the meaning of a language unit.

Keywords: locativity, adjectival prefix, cognitive image of a situation, prototypical situation, perceptual component, conceptual component

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