English orientating constructions denoting location: classification and article use

The paper singles out English orientating constructions which refer to constant coordinates meant to position situational changeable entities, e.g. , , , . The analysis of constructions denoting location reveals their entrenchment in mind in the basic – articleless – form representing situation coor...

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Published in:Lingua Posnaniensis 2017-12, Vol.59 (2), p.101-120
Main Author: Talavira, Nataliia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification
definite noun phrase
English language
extended construction
image schema
immediate construction
indefinite noun phrase
Noun phrases
orientating construction
Reference (Semantic)
Semantics
Syntactic structures
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Summary:The paper singles out English orientating constructions which refer to constant coordinates meant to position situational changeable entities, e.g. , , , . The analysis of constructions denoting location reveals their entrenchment in mind in the basic – articleless – form representing situation coordinates on the superordinate categorization level. Orientating constructions have two discursive variants depending upon the article in their structure: definite and indefinite. The definite article refers to the reference points imposed by a particular situation which is signalled by the combination of orientating and extending constructions while the indefinite article points to the establishment of new coordinates.
ISSN:2083-6090
0079-4740
2083-6090
DOI:10.1515/linpo-2017-0015