Semantic and valence comparison between Russian prefix verbs of motion and Chinese verbs of motion “来”(lái) and “去”(qù)

Zheng Zhongyi

This paper compares the grammar and lexical semantics of verbs of motion in Russian and Chinese. This lexical grammar microsystem was chosen because in modern linguistics, the research on the valence characteristics of verbs of motion in different languages is relevant.    Verbs of motion are very frequent in the speech of native speakers of any language, however, due to the semantic characteristics of Russian verbs of motion and the multilingual complexity of vocabulary, their acquisition is accompanied by considerable difficulties, a large number of usage errors prove this.

Keywords:Russian, Chinese, verbs of motion, semantic, valence.