Semantics of the polysemous verb ugodit’–ugozhdat’ in a diachronic perspective

E. G. Sokolova

doi:10.28995/2686-7249-2021-2-163-196

Semantics of the polysemous verb ugodit’–ugozhdat’ in a diachronic perspective

E. G. Sokolova

https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-2-163-196

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Abstract

The article explores the semantics of the Russian verb ugodit’– ugozhdat’ in the diachronic aspect based on the description in the Small academic dictionary (MAS) and examples from the Russian National Corpus (RNC). The study continues an earlier study of three meanings of this verb and examines the fourth meaning, marked in the dictionary as “vernacular”, the interpretation of which is both adequate to the outdated meaning and the modern meaning belonging to the literary language. This new meaning is formulated in the study. The obsolete meaning is considered against the background of all the meanings of this verb, which stand out on the basis of examples from the RNC until the end of the 19th century and the “dictionary article” of the “historic verb” is collected. The features of the semantics of the historic verb, which distinguish it from the modern one, are noted.

Keywords

verbal ambiguity, diachronic semantics, the explanatory dictionary,

About the Author

E. G. Sokolova

Russian Federation

Elena G. Sokolova, Cand. of Sci. (Philology)

Moscow

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For citation: Sokolova E.G. Semantics of the polysemous verb ugodit’–ugozhdat’ in a diachronic perspective. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2021;(2-2):163-196. https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2021-2-163-196

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