Lexis of destruction in the Russian and Serbian languages
The semantic category of destructiveness is one of the most important components of the general semantic system, which manifests itself - either explicitly or implicitly - in a qualitative and quantitative change in the structure of an object at the macro- and/or micro level through various...
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| Language: | English |
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Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Institute for the Serbian Language, Belgrade
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Južnoslovenski Filolog |
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| Online Access: | https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-185X/2024/0350-185X2402141K.pdf |
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| Summary: | The semantic category of destructiveness is one of the most important
components of the general semantic system, which manifests itself - either
explicitly or implicitly - in a qualitative and quantitative change in the
structure of an object at the macro- and/or micro level through various
(direct or indirect) specific actions, processes, states or relationships
with strong negative connotations. It has its own linguistic status and its
own lexical base (lexis of destruction). This category and its lexical stock
occupy a significant place in the general classification of lexemes of the
Russian and Serbian languages. The terms “destruction” and “destructiveness”
almost always refer to negative, destructive actions, processes or
phenomena. The main characteristics of destruction in the broadest sense
include: change, deformation, disintegration of something; structural
changes under the impact of various forces (physical, mechanical,
spontaneous) or humans. The result of destruction is usually the destruction
of something (partial or complete). The semantic field of destructiveness
contains verbs at its core, and the peripheral part consists of nouns,
adjectives, adverbs and other terminological vocabulary with destructive
semantics. The central unit of such a verb-centric field is the verb
destroy, which forms the semantic basis of many other lexemes in this
category. |
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| ISSN: | 0350-185X 2406-0763 |