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«THE PRINCIPLE OF ADDITION» IN THE MIRROR OF LANGUAGE SEMANTICS

«THE PRINCIPLE OF ADDITION» IN THE MIRROR OF LANGUAGE SEMANTICS


Author:  V.M. Toporova

Affiliation:  Voronezh State University

Abstract
This article is dedicated to the examination of some semantic addition phenomenon on the basis of functional-semantic characteristics of oppositional pairs. In this report the mechanisms of interaction and basis of conceptual unity of the opposite in meaning words are analyzed.

Keywords:  the semantic addition, the oppositional pairs, the conceptual-semantic structure

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