Zabójczo, That is Deadly. A Study of Semantic Change Toward Intensification and ‘Excess’ Hyperbole
The study analyses the current polysemy of the adverb zabójczo and the evolution of its original meaning ‘lethally.’ The semantic change ‘lethal → harmful → unbearable → impressive → extraordinary’ occurs due to the process of metaphorization and subjectivation. The concrete lexical meaning develop...
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| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Studi Slavistici |
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| Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/9030 |