Slovenian-Russian Contrastive Analysis of the Verbs videti ‘to seeʼ and gledati ‘to watchʼ

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perception verbs, visual perception, aspect, Slovenian, Russian

Abstract

The article deals with two basic verbs of visual perception in Slovene and Russian. It includes a contrastive analysis of constructions containing videti/видеть 'to see', that denote predominantly static and unconscious perception, and constructions with gledati/смотреть 'to watch', that express dynamically directed perception. The languages differ with regard to the syntactic possibilities of including these verbs in different interpretation frames. They can be used in constructions that take the Experiencer as a focused subject or in constructions that promote Stimulus to the role of the subject.

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Published

2021-04-10

How to Cite

Uhlik, M. and Žele, A. (2021) “Slovenian-Russian Contrastive Analysis of the Verbs videti ‘to seeʼ and gledati ‘to watchʼ”, Slavistična revija, 69(1), pp. 121–139. Available at: https://srl.si/ojs/srl/article/view/3909 (Accessed: 18 July 2024).

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