The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language

This paper deals with the semantic evolution of the adverb absoljutno ‘absolutely’ in the Russian language from the 18th to the 21st century. Coexisting and interchanging meanings of this word are defined using the Russian National Corpus, and the chronology of its various semantic shifts is specifi...

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Main Author: Julia Nikolaeva
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2020-12-01
Series:Studi Slavistici
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/9106
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description This paper deals with the semantic evolution of the adverb absoljutno ‘absolutely’ in the Russian language from the 18th to the 21st century. Coexisting and interchanging meanings of this word are defined using the Russian National Corpus, and the chronology of its various semantic shifts is specified. The author analyzes how, under the influence of the philosophical discourse of the 19th century, the modern meaning of the term absoljutno has been formed as a marker of the highest degree of attribute.
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spelling doaj.art-a386660c38554ca6963f154e339387562022-12-22T04:07:59ZengFirenze University PressStudi Slavistici1824-761X1824-76012020-12-0117210.13128/Studi_Slavis-9106The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian LanguageJulia Nikolaeva0“Sapienza” University of RomeThis paper deals with the semantic evolution of the adverb absoljutno ‘absolutely’ in the Russian language from the 18th to the 21st century. Coexisting and interchanging meanings of this word are defined using the Russian National Corpus, and the chronology of its various semantic shifts is specified. The author analyzes how, under the influence of the philosophical discourse of the 19th century, the modern meaning of the term absoljutno has been formed as a marker of the highest degree of attribute.https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/9106Russian LanguageAbsoljutnoIntensificationHistorical Lexicology
spellingShingle Julia Nikolaeva
The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language
Studi Slavistici
Russian Language
Absoljutno
Intensification
Historical Lexicology
title The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language
title_full The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language
title_fullStr The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language
title_full_unstemmed The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language
title_short The Semantic Evolution of the Adverb absoljutno in the Russian Language
title_sort semantic evolution of the adverb absoljutno in the russian language
topic Russian Language
Absoljutno
Intensification
Historical Lexicology
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/9106
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