Author: A.V. Medvedeva
Affiliation: Voronezh State University
Abstract:
The paper deals with polysemy as a result of semantic derivation. The process of the connotative meaning development is shown within the lexico-semantic group of adjectives referring to the physical characteristics of objects. It is stated that the semantic structure of a polysemantic word reflects its semantic derivation.
Keywords: cognitive linguistics, polysemy, semantic derivation