ADJECTIVAL AND VERBAL WORD-COMBINATIONS CONTAINING THE COMPONENTS OF THE SEMANTIC FIELD “HORSE”
Abstract
The paper focuses on the usage of the words denoting a horse in the English fiction of 18th – 20th centuries. Adjectival and verbal word-combinations which contain the components of the semantic field “horse” are described in the paper. The author unites these word-combinations into different thematic groups. The analysis of the usage of adjectival word-combinations in fiction makes it possible to determine the qualities and functions of a horse that are of primary importance for the British, various kinds of horse states, the most frequent horse breeds in Great Britain. The wordcombinations of horse coloration comprise not only colour names, but also specific words used to describe only horses and word-combinations that are formed on a metaphoric basis. The author points out that the verbal word-combinations containing the components of the semantic field “horse” show both the attitude of a person to a horse and the actions done with this animal. A large number of words denoting a horse, synonyms among adjectival and verbal wordcombinations, varieties of contexts in which they are used prove that a horse has always been significant in the life of the British.
About the Author
E. A. Gradaleva
Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Russian Federation
Ekaterina А. Gradaleva – Candidate of Philology, Assistant Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
Russian Federation
Ekaterina А. Gradaleva – Candidate of Philology, Assistant Professor at the Department of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
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Gradaleva E.A. ADJECTIVAL AND VERBAL WORD-COMBINATIONS CONTAINING THE COMPONENTS OF THE SEMANTIC FIELD “HORSE”. SibScript. 2014;(4-3):151-155. (In Russ.)
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