Takoeva, Tamara A.
Kavkaz Forum. 2024. Issue 17.

Abstract:
In the present article, a comparative analysis of individual aktionsarten
involved in the building of aspect meanings in the Ossetian and English
is attempted. A functional-semantic approach to the analysis of linguistic
phenomena seems to us to be a kind of linguistic universal, which allows us to
differentiate the species as a morphological category (if any in the language)
and aktionsart, in the formation of which lexical, lexical-syntactic, as well as
morphological means in their various manifestations participate. Despite the
rich history and advances in aspectology, many questions interpreted differently
by scientists and require further research. The research was based on the texts
of Ossetian Tales of the Narts and their English translation by Walter May. The
methodological basis of the study was: analysis of literary sources devoted to
the issues of aspect, comparison, generalization, systematization of linguistic
material obtained by using empirical way. It is concluded that every language
has different levels of tools for the transmission of aspect meanings. Functional-
semantic fields in the languages of different typological organizations differ
significantly in their design, which is confirmed in the research materials. The
comparative study of languages has not only theoretical but also applied
relevance. The results of the study can be used to solve practical problems of
intercultural communication, contribute to the improvement of methods
of teaching a practical course of language systems under study, theoretical
grammar and translation theory.

Keywords: functional-semantic field, aspectuality, aspect, aktionsart, comparative analysis.

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