Реферат: Polysemy In The Semantic Field Of Movement In The English Language

MEANING

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Manner

To move quickly

To move in a circular manner

To move (an engine/device) very quickly with a loud whistling noise

To move (a vehicle/an aircraft) very quickly with a loud buzzing/humming noise

To move in a circular manner in the air

To turn round in the air very quickly

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Medium

To move through the air

To move very quickly through the air with a loud whistling noise

To move very quickly through the air with a loud noise

To fly around in circles

To move very quickly in a circular manner through the air

2.2. Genus of the lexeme

Many verbs describe generic movement. Verb membership is then determined by the semantic parameter of medium or direction, or by the parameter specifying the nature of the subject/object.

The table below presents the verbs whose membership is influenced by the medium parameter.