ISSN: 0320-8095
ISSN: 0320-8095
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A Cognitive Comparative Study of the Russian Spatial Preposition “Na” and the Chinese Frame Construction “在……上”

A Cognitive Comparative Study of the Russian Spatial Preposition “Na” and the Chinese Frame Construction “在……上”

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Keywords: Russian preposition “na”; Russian language; Chinese frame construction “在……上”; Chinese language; image schema theory

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Li Dan A Cognitive Comparative Study of the Russian Spatial Preposition “Na” and the Chinese Frame Construction “在……上”. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2019. N 4, p.92–108

N 4, 2019

Abstract

The article compares the Russian spatial preposition “na” with the Chinese frame construction “在……上”, examining their prototypical meanings, image schemas, extended meanings and syntactic functions.