AUGMENTED MODES OF ACTION IN SLAVIC LANGUAGES: FINAL-PYORATIVE AND FINAL-MELIORATIVE GROUP

Abstract

The paper presents the classification of verbal derivatives according to Aktionsart in Polish (Verbs containing modificational formatives).In the first part of this paper the main aim is to describe a research project about the semantic‑‑derivational category of Aktionsarten in Slavonic languages. The second part of this paper focuses on the characterization of resultative types of verbal action. In the author’s opinion, the category of aktionsart is a semantic-word formation category, one that includes motivated verbs with formal markers (prefix, postfix, functional word) of semantic change of the base verb. Taking into consideration that word formation models are polysemic, the verb classes of aktionsart can be specified not by formal factors but by semantic ones. Consequently, the content of the category of aktionsart is determined by word formation and semantics together. Another key problem is the connection between the category of aktionsart and category of grammatical aspect and the sphere of word formation. The article deals with the resultative category of the «modes of action» (Aktionsart) and its functional equivalents in modem literary Slavic languages in contrastive aspect. The results of this comparison with examples from the modern literature are presented in the article.