Semantic paradigm of sentences with expressive-figurative descriptive predicates (based on the material of expressive-figurative OP with the meaning "to cry") against the background of the Chinese language

Yu Lu

This work is devoted to the problem of the paradigmatic organization of lexemes and sentences that reflect the semantics of "cry" with the help of expressive-figurative descriptive predicates (hereinafter, expressive-figurative OP). The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the semantic paradigm of sentences with expressive-figurative OP, semantically close to the verb "cry", in Chinese and Russian languages, to determine their similarities and differences. As a result of research using component analysis, the comparative method and the method of semantic-syntactic description, we have obtained the following conclusions: in Russian, most of the verbal components of expressive-figurative OP with the meaning "to cry" have Chinese equivalents, but there are also special cases: Chinese equivalents 灌溉 (irrigate) + 泪 (tears) don't mean "cry", and 缠 (to swell) + 泪 (tears) cannot be combined. The results obtained can help students avoid mistakes in the process of translation or communication.

Keywords:semantic paradigm, expressive-figurative descriptive predicates, verbal component, Russian language, Chinese language, similarity, difference.