LITERAL AND METAPHORICAL MEANINGS OF THE PARTICLE “DOWN” IN THE ENGLISH PHRASAL VERB “GO DOWN”
Journal Title: Науковий вісник Міжнародного гуманітарного університету. Серія «Філологія» - Year 2017, Vol 28, Issue
Abstract
The paper focuses on examining the semantics of the particle “down” on the example of the English phrasal verb “go down”. The study found that phrasal verb particles as well as their verb constituents can be used metaphorically. There is often a clear connection between the literal meaning of the particle and its metaphorical extension. Moreover, the meanings of the particle “down” form a network of related senses, which are systematic and analyzable. In the course of investigation the literal and metaphorical meanings of the particle “down” were revealed and their contribution into the general meaning of the phrasal verb “go down” was defined. Gaining inside the meaning of phrasal verb particles proved to be a matter of the utmost importance when studying the semantics of phrasal verbs.
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I. M. Vyslobodska
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