On the lexical-semantic group of verbs of movement in the Altai language

Tydykova Nadezhda

The article describes the lexical-semantic group of verbs of movement in the Altai language. The main semantic feature of the verbs of movement is the feature “movement”. Verbs of movement are divided into 2 classes: verbs of translational movement, denoting directional movement, and verbs of non-translational movement, denoting movement in place or within a very limited, enclosed space.

Keywords:lexical-semantic group, verbs of movement, direction of movement, pace of movement, method of movement.