MODULATION OF THE LEXICAL MEANING OF ENGLISH VERBS OF THE POSITIVE ASSESSMENT GROUP IN THE ASPECT OF THE CONCEPT OF A VALUE REFERENCE POINT

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to establish the denotative domain of the nomination of English verbs-synonyms of the groupof positive assessment within the framework of the method of semantic interpretation, to consider the issues of studying thesemantics of language units in relation to cognitive structures, issues of research of linguistic means of actualization ofevaluation at the lexico-semantic level. The author reveals the content of the right-sided actant of the analyzed verbs in theaspect of the concept of a value reference point. The results of this experimental study can be applied in lexicographic practicewhen clarifying the information presented in the dictionary definition of the positive assessment verbs in dictionaries ofvarious kinds; in the process of developing lecture courses and practical classes in linguistic semantics, cognitive linguistics; asa model for the study of factual material while writing scientific papers of various kinds.

Keywords

• synonyms
• assessment
• cognitive structure
• value reference point
• actant
• синонимы
• оценка
• когнитивная структура
• ценностный ориентир
• актант