ABOUT VARIOUS APPROACHES TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SEMANTICS OF THE CONSTRUCTIONS NOUN+NOUN IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

The semantics of the constructions N+N within transformation, psycho-linguistic and cognitive schools, each of which tries to explain the value of the construction being investigated, is considered in the article.

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• Published: May 22, 2009.

Keywords

• конструкции N+N
• трансформационное направление
• психолингвистическое направление
• когнитивное направление
• constructions N+N
• transformation school
• psycho-linguistic school
• cognitive school

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