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<p>The constructions with the anchor [Noun-Nom Verb (meaning ‘to know’)] are very productive in Russian. In this article we show that variables such as Bog ‘God’, čert ‘devil’ and xer/xren ‘X/horseradish’ have some common patterns, as well as some shifts with exclusive patterns in semantics and constructionalization.</p>
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The constructions with the anchor [Noun-Nom Verb (meaning ‘to know’)] are very productive in Russian. In this article we show that variables such as Bog ‘God’, čert ‘devil’ and xer/xren ‘X/horseradish’ have some common patterns, as well as some shifts with exclusive patterns in semantics and constructionalization.

God Knows How It Turns Out: On Three Constructions Including Bog ‘God’, Čert ‘Devil’ and Some Taboo Words in the Russian Language Over the Last Three Centuries

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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The constructions with the anchor [Noun-Nom Verb (meaning ‘to know’)] are very productive in Russian. In this article we show that variables such as Bog ‘God’,...

God Knows How It Turns Out: On Three Constructions Including Bog ‘God’, Čert ‘Devil’ and Some Taboo Words in the Russian Language Over the Last Three Centuries

Pubblicato online: 25 dic 2023

Pagine: 19 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0020

Parole chiave
Russian language, construction, semantics, discourse formulae, diachrony

© 2023 Evgeniya Budennaya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

God Knows How It Turns Out: On Three Constructions Including Bog ‘God’, Čert ‘Devil’ and Some Taboo Words in the Russian Language Over the Last Three Centuries

Pubblicato online: 25 dic 2023

Pagine: 19 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0020

Parole chiaveRussian language, construction, semantics, discourse formulae, diachrony

© 2023 Evgeniya Budennaya et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
Russian language, construction, semantics, discourse formulae, diachrony