LEXICAL MEANS OF FORMING OF CONTRAST SEMANTICS IN RUSSIAN, OSSETIAN, GERMAN AND GEORGIAN LANGUAGES

Abstract

The article considers issues related to the system of expression of contrastive semantics at lexical level and features of implementation of these tools in the context. The focus is on regular logical-semantic correlations of lexical level in Russian, Ossetian, German and Georgian. The researchers analyze lexico-phraseological subsystems of antonyms. In the system of antonyms of the Russian language stable systemic relations are distinguished, which make it possible to ascertain the existence of logical-semantic subsystems and types of logical-semantic relations. The conducted research allows asserting the presence of correlative systemic antonymous relations with differentiated types of logical-semantic relations correlated in languages belonging to different systems, which have become the object of study in the aspect of realizing contrast. Linguistic means of actualizing the logical-semantic category of contrast in speech are represented primarily by antonyms that play an important role in the implementation of speech activity, largely determining its contents and pragmatic side. They are the main means of realizing contrast, besides acquiring the necessary expressiveness and imagery, they implement the author’s tasks.