Romanic, Germanic and Oriental languages
Published 2017-11-27
Keywords
- adjectives,
- boundedness,
- gradability,
- cognitive grammar
- прикметники,
- категорія обмеженості,
- категорія ступенів порівняння,
- когнітивна граматика
Abstract
The article deals with adjectives in terms of cognitive grammar. It is focused on two characteristics of adjectives: boundedness and gradability. The study brings in an innovative vision on boundedness in adjectives relevant to theory of lexical semantics and cognitive grammar.
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