Special Aspects of the Word-Formation Field of the Emotional Concept ‘GNEV’ [anger] in the Russian Language

Abstract

The word-formation field of an emotional concept is an ordered system of categorical derivational values that reflect cognitive criterions and are expressed with help of derivational means. We distinguish two micro fields in the structure of the word-formation field of the emotional concept ‘GNEV’ [anger]: ‘Action’ and ‘Attribute, Quality’, which is due to the significance of its cognitive criterions associated with expression of movement, as well as its character. Other micro fields which are typical for the word-formation field of the emotional concept have not received proper derivational development.

In general, the derivational family of words - the direct nominees of the concept - shows a significant reduction in the number of derivatives which, in our opinion, is due, on the one hand, to the tendency towards universalization and some simplification in perception of the emotional condition. On the other hand, the analysis of the family of words with synonymous nouns often demonstrates the opposite trend that is preservation of the derivational ‘Diversity’ in the choice of derivational means which leads to formation of a much larger number of derivatives.

When studying prefixed verbs found in the family of words with synonymous nouns, we note the possibility of forming derivatives within almost the entire typical word-building paradigm of the verb: the beginning of the action, the intensity of the action, the action performed for some time, the result of the action, the end of the action, etc. Thanks to this, a certain balance, stabilization and a kind of re-compensation are being achieved in the structure of the word-formation field of the emotional concept.