Filologija, No. 14, 1986.
Original scientific paper
A semantic parallel: Sc. grdan -Eng. great
Draginja Pervaz
Abstract
The paper argues for a common Indo-European origin of the adjectives 'grdan' and 'great' in SC and English respectively, and compares the semantic development of one component they have in common, that of non-figurative magnitude. It also attempts to trace the origin of the negative connotation of 'grdan', which is absent in 'great'. On a scale of values, 'great' s neutral and collocates with both 'positive' and 'negative' nouns (e.g. happiness-unhappiness), while 'grdan' seems to be collocationally restricted to 'negative' nouns. In collocations with nouns such as surprise, which are inherently neutral, 'grdan' is still likely to have a negative connotation.
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Hrčak ID:
184066
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Publication date:
15.12.1986.
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