Emptiness is not so empty: The meaning of the Russian prefix <i>вы-</i> in the natural perfective verbs
This paper analyzes the meaning of the so-called "empty" prefix вы- (‘out-') of natural perfective verbs in the Russian language. It is argued that the prefix is not semantically empty, but displays meanings that can be analyzed as a radial category.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Poljarnyj Vestnik: Norwegian Journal of Slavic Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/vestnik/article/view/1296 |