WAYS OF GRAMMATICALIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN NOMINAL RELATIVE ON THE PRINCIPLE

Abstract

The paper considers ways of grammaticalization of notional words in prepositional function. The object of the study is a new active unit по принципу (according to). The grade of grammaticalization of this unit is defined by the analysis of its lexical compatibility and syntactical properties. It is defined that the lexical and syntactical factors are more significant for the transition of this unit to the functional class. The analysis of the semantic types of predicates which refer to this relative allows the author to see the tie between causation and grammaticalization. The semantic valency is determined by the semantic and pragmatic role of this unit in the process of communication.