Degree semantics for Russian verbal prefixes: The case of pod- and do-

This paper proposes a formal semantic approach to Slavic verbal prefixes. A hypothesis is put forward according to which a verbal prefix imposes a relation between two degrees on a scale. One is a degree associated with the event denoted by the verbal predicate. The other one is the standard of comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olga Kagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2012-01-01
Series:Oslo Studies in Language
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/144