Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin

One of the most important types of semantic relations in the lexical and semantic system of languages is polysemy. The study of polysemy in Latin is extremely relevant, as it helps to understand the origin and development of polysemy in European languages that based on it. The phenomenon of polys...

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Main Author: Nataliia Panchyshyn
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Published: V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University 2024-12-01
Series:Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. Серія Філологія. Vìsnik Harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì V.N. Karazìna. Serìâ Fìlologìâ.
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description One of the most important types of semantic relations in the lexical and semantic system of languages is polysemy. The study of polysemy in Latin is extremely relevant, as it helps to understand the origin and development of polysemy in European languages that based on it. The phenomenon of polysemy has attracted and paid the attention of scholars for centuries: from theoretical foundations to practical applications. Despite the considerable number of studies devoted to this problem, polysemy in Latin, in particular temporal vocabulary, remains insufficiently studied. The purpose of this article is to find out the polysemy of the adverb JAM as one of the most frequently used words in the temporal vocabulary on the basis of the work “Satyricon” by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, to identify its lexical meaning depending on the tense used in the sentences, and to study its combination with other words. The study showed that JAM is used with all tenses, acquiring different meanings according to the context. With the future tense: now, immediately, soon, expressing the near future; immediately, then, indicating the order of actions. With the present tense: already, at this time, now, just, at the moment, indicating an action that, as opposed to the past or future, is taking place at the moment of speech. With the past tense: already, emphasising the completion of an action in the past or its imminent occurrence; long ago for remoteness in the past tense; already, up to now, until now as a continuation of the past; a little earlier, just now, already, indicating the precedence of the action; no longer with the negation ne, nec, non, emphasising the completion of an action or state. Most often, JAM is used with the past tense (65%), the present tense (23%), and the future tense (12%). Despite numerous studies, polysemy still remains a complex subject for scientific analysis. One of the main problems is determining the criteria for distinguishing between different meanings of a word. In Latin, the use of large corpora of texts is considered promising, which will allow us to obtain statistical data on the distribution and use of different word meanings.
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spelling doaj-art-3871e77c17434487a77fdabff94f41072025-01-10T11:17:36ZengV. N. Karazin Kharkiv National UniversityВісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. Серія Філологія. Vìsnik Harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì V.N. Karazìna. Serìâ Fìlologìâ.2227-18642024-12-0195838710.26565/2227-1864-2024-95-1224756Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in LatinNataliia Panchyshyn0Ivan Franko National University of Lviv One of the most important types of semantic relations in the lexical and semantic system of languages is polysemy. The study of polysemy in Latin is extremely relevant, as it helps to understand the origin and development of polysemy in European languages that based on it. The phenomenon of polysemy has attracted and paid the attention of scholars for centuries: from theoretical foundations to practical applications. Despite the considerable number of studies devoted to this problem, polysemy in Latin, in particular temporal vocabulary, remains insufficiently studied. The purpose of this article is to find out the polysemy of the adverb JAM as one of the most frequently used words in the temporal vocabulary on the basis of the work “Satyricon” by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, to identify its lexical meaning depending on the tense used in the sentences, and to study its combination with other words. The study showed that JAM is used with all tenses, acquiring different meanings according to the context. With the future tense: now, immediately, soon, expressing the near future; immediately, then, indicating the order of actions. With the present tense: already, at this time, now, just, at the moment, indicating an action that, as opposed to the past or future, is taking place at the moment of speech. With the past tense: already, emphasising the completion of an action in the past or its imminent occurrence; long ago for remoteness in the past tense; already, up to now, until now as a continuation of the past; a little earlier, just now, already, indicating the precedence of the action; no longer with the negation ne, nec, non, emphasising the completion of an action or state. Most often, JAM is used with the past tense (65%), the present tense (23%), and the future tense (12%). Despite numerous studies, polysemy still remains a complex subject for scientific analysis. One of the main problems is determining the criteria for distinguishing between different meanings of a word. In Latin, the use of large corpora of texts is considered promising, which will allow us to obtain statistical data on the distribution and use of different word meanings.https://periodicals.karazin.ua/philology/article/view/24756polysemypolysemous wordlexical and semantic systemtemporal vocabularyadverb jam
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Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin
Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В. Н. Каразіна. Серія Філологія. Vìsnik Harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì V.N. Karazìna. Serìâ Fìlologìâ.
polysemy
polysemous word
lexical and semantic system
temporal vocabulary
adverb jam
title Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin
title_full Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin
title_fullStr Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin
title_full_unstemmed Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin
title_short Polysemy of the Temporal Adverb JAM in Latin
title_sort polysemy of the temporal adverb jam in latin
topic polysemy
polysemous word
lexical and semantic system
temporal vocabulary
adverb jam
url https://periodicals.karazin.ua/philology/article/view/24756
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