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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJECTS AS A BASIS OF SEMANTIC DERIVATION

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OBJECTS AS A BASIS OF SEMANTIC DERIVATION


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

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