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

Land

To move through the air

To move quickly using one’s feet

To fly suddenly and quickly (insects)

To run suddenly

dive

plunge

Air

To move down through air

To move down through air

To move downwards

To move down through air quickly and steeply

To move down through air suddenly a long way

To fall suddenly a long way from a high position

dive

plunge

Water

To move in/down below the surface of a liquid

To cause sb/sth to move in/down below the surface of a liquid

To move head-first down into water

To cause sth to move down into water quickly and violently

sink

Air

Water/

Liquid/

Substance

To move down through air

To move in/down below the surface of a liquid

To move down through air