Substitutability as Distributive Criterion of Synonymity Through the Example of Words 'Way' and 'Road' in the Russian Lexical System

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10.2991/iccessh-17.2017.143How to use a DOI?

Keywords

synonymy; road; way; distributive criterion; synonyms substitutability; lexical dichotomy

Abstract

The difficulty of differentiating such synonyms as way and road in the lexical system of Russian exists not just in the linguistic consciousness of Russian speaker—it is present in the theoretic studies of complex relationship between these words and in lexicographic practice as well. The article reviews how the distributive criterion of synonymity—the possibility (or impossibility) of synonymic pairs to substitute for one another in certain contexts—can serve as the basis for distinguishing their differentiating features.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Elena Mikitchenko
PY  - 2017/06
DA  - 2017/06
TI  - Substitutability as Distributive Criterion of Synonymity Through the Example of Words 'Way' and 'Road' in the Russian Lexical System
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 586
EP  - 590
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/iccessh-17.2017.143
ID  - Mikitchenko2017/06
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