Search

The Role of the Verbs of Motion in the Representation of Space Relations in Old English. // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2006. Issue 4 (55). P. 25-28

The article is devoted to the presentation of the category of space with the help of verbs of motion. It was peculiar for Old-Germanic culture to define the elements of surrounding world through object goals. The elements of landscape made not only the localization but the direction of motion.

Adverbs of Place as the Means of Expressing Space Relations // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2007. Issue 4 (67). P. 41-44

The article is devoted to the presentation of the category of space with the help of adverbs. The world of Scandinavian mythology is based on two projections – horizontal and vertical. It is not known exactly what model was the initial and both models are represented in the language. Location adverbs occupy the basic place among different means of presenting category of space and reflect the practical activities of a man.