ON COGNITIVE-SEMANTIC PARAMETERS OF CONSTRUCTIONS WITH GERUND IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article is devoted to distinguishing of cognitive-semantic parameters of constructions incorporating gerundive groups. The author emphasizes the properties of verbs, introducing gerund into a matrix structure, and by the example of verbs-introducer with the meaning of perception shows the possibilities of their impact on the semantics of the whole construction. The role of gerundive marker -ing and the semantics of a verb, used in non-personal form, is also mentioned.

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• Published: October 15, 2013.

Keywords

• герундий
• глагол-интродуктор
• глаголы восприятия
• активное восприятие
• пассивное восприятие
• когнитивно-семантические параметры
• радиальная категория
• прототипический глагол
• gerund
• verb-introducer
• verbs of perception
• active perception
• passive perception
• cognitive-semantic parameters
• radial category
• prototypical verb

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