LINGUOTOPOLOGICAL SCHEMATIZATION OF THE SEMANTIC FIELD OF THE FRAME ПЛЫТЬ (TO SWIM) IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE PICTURE OF THE WORLD

Abstract

The article analyzes Russian verbs denoting physical movement in aquatic environments, focusing on prefixal derivatives of the motivating stem плыть ‘to swim.’ The article examines the semantic and topological organization of these verbs, revealing the semantic peculiarities of prefixal verbs of movement in water in Russian. Over 10 formants are analyzed, using data from Ozhegov’s Explanatory Dictionary and examples from the National Corpus of the Russian Language (NCRY). Academic works on frame semantics, linguotopology, and the typology of verbs of motion serve as theoretical sources. A typology of semantic groups of verbs is proposed based on a number of criteria (direction of movement; stage-by-stage action; presence/absence of a barrier). The novelty of this study lies in its comprehensive analysis of the prefixal derivatives of плыть from a linguotopological perspective. The relevance of this study stems from the need for a systematic description of the semantics of verbs of motion within the cognitive-discursive paradigm. The findings can be applied in lexicography, translation studies, and cultural linguistics.