5. The conceptualisation of remembering and forgetting in Russian
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Anna A. Zalizniak
Abstract
The paper deals with the reconstruction of the Russian linguistic model of the memory by means of semantic analysis of Russian verbs denoting mental states of remembering and forgetting . In general, the semantics of Russian remembering/ forgetting verbs is structured by the analogy with the sphere of posessing/losing. In particular, the semantic analysis of Russian memory verbs provides evidence for differentiation of experiential and informational memory. The Russian verbzabyt’ (‘to forget’) demonstrates some striking peculiarities of aspectual behaviour which result from its semantics. In Russian there are at least three different ways of conceptualization of forgetting , the main of them being “the covering with something like mist, which gradually becomes more and more opaque”, which is present in the verb zabyt’ itself.
Abstract
The paper deals with the reconstruction of the Russian linguistic model of the memory by means of semantic analysis of Russian verbs denoting mental states of remembering and forgetting . In general, the semantics of Russian remembering/ forgetting verbs is structured by the analogy with the sphere of posessing/losing. In particular, the semantic analysis of Russian memory verbs provides evidence for differentiation of experiential and informational memory. The Russian verbzabyt’ (‘to forget’) demonstrates some striking peculiarities of aspectual behaviour which result from its semantics. In Russian there are at least three different ways of conceptualization of forgetting , the main of them being “the covering with something like mist, which gradually becomes more and more opaque”, which is present in the verb zabyt’ itself.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- About the editor and contributors ix
- 1. Introduction: The language of memory 1
- 2. Is "remember" a universal human concept? "Memory" and culture 13
- 3. Language, memory, and concepts of memory: Semantic diversity and scientific psychology 41
- 4. Standing up your mind: Remembering in Dalabon 67
- 5. The conceptualisation of remembering and forgetting in Russian 97
- 6. A "lexicographic portrait" of forgetting 119
- 7. 'Memorisation', learning and cultural cognition: The notion of bèi ('auditory memorisation') in the written Chinese tradition 139
- 8. A corpus-based analysis of German (sich) erinnern 181
- 9. "Do you remember where you put the key?": The Korean model of remembering 209
- 10. The language of memory in East Cree 235
- 11. Remember, remind , and forget in Amharic 263
- Author index 279
- Language index 281
- Subject index 283
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- About the editor and contributors ix
- 1. Introduction: The language of memory 1
- 2. Is "remember" a universal human concept? "Memory" and culture 13
- 3. Language, memory, and concepts of memory: Semantic diversity and scientific psychology 41
- 4. Standing up your mind: Remembering in Dalabon 67
- 5. The conceptualisation of remembering and forgetting in Russian 97
- 6. A "lexicographic portrait" of forgetting 119
- 7. 'Memorisation', learning and cultural cognition: The notion of bèi ('auditory memorisation') in the written Chinese tradition 139
- 8. A corpus-based analysis of German (sich) erinnern 181
- 9. "Do you remember where you put the key?": The Korean model of remembering 209
- 10. The language of memory in East Cree 235
- 11. Remember, remind , and forget in Amharic 263
- Author index 279
- Language index 281
- Subject index 283
