TY - JOUR AU - Shvachko S. O. , AU - Kobyakova I. K. , PY - 2020/03/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Shvachko S. O., Kobyakova I. K. Semantic deviation of qualitative-quantitative lexemes in the English discourse JF - Philological Treatises JA - PT VL - 7 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://tractatus.sumdu.edu.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/319 SP - 109-116 AB - <p>The paper in question deals with the nominative units, their status in the English discourse (the object of<br>investigation). Attention is being focused upon the paradigm of lexemes a few / little, many / much. Special<br>attention is being paid to proverbs with the above units. Cf. Ukrainian ones мало, багато. Among their attractors<br>considered are structures and semantics of outer and inner constructions. The proverbs in question are mostly<br>one-sentence, two-block (theme, rheme), with one topic, devoid of fable and title. The evaluative semes are<br>actualized by both lexemes (good, bad), seemingly chaotic. The basic lexemes are bifunctional; they have both<br>nominative and evaluative functions. The words in question perform the actions of syncretism, polarization,<br>lacunarity to meet demands of topicality, situations.</p> ER -