METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE MEANINGS OF VERBS OF MOVEMENT IN ENGLISH

Abstract

The article discusses issues related to methods of analyzing figurative meanings of verbs of movement in the English language. It is noted that component analysis is a progressive step in the development of new research methods, since this method is the most specific. It bears the imprint of the scientist’s creative personality. In each case, this method manifests itself in different ways, allowing the author to supplement and deepen the analysis with his technique. In the analysis of direct meanings, the main goal is to establish distinctive features, thanks to which each verb differs from the other members of the semantic group. The analysis of derivatives and figurative values goes further, studying how these differences participate in the formation of figurative values. All figurative meanings are formed on the basis of the meanings of verbs of physical movement. In them, to a greater or lesser extent, the semes of the flow and direction of movement in space and time are obscured.