COMPONENTIAL ANALYSIS IN SEMANTIC FIELD RESEARCH

Abstract

The article examines linguistic trends in the use of componential analysis in the study of the semantic field in national and international linguistics. The main approaches to defining the semantic field are identified: a separate semantic paradigm; a concept synonymous with the concepts of “lexical field”, “conceptual field”; the largest semantic paradigm, including linguistic and extralinguistic components. The study has revealed the link between the ideas of field theory and componential analysis, which consists in the presence of identical and differential components both in the structure of the semantic field and in the basic principles of componential analysis. The authors present the positive and negative aspects of using this analysis in the study of semantic fields. The given examples made it possible to identify trends in the methodology of using componential analysis in the study of semantic fields, which can be used in further studies devoted to the study of specific semantic fields through componential analysis.