|
Medium
|
To move through the air
|
To move very quickly through
the air with a loud whistling noise
To move very quickly through
the air with a loud noise
To fly around in circles
To move very quickly in a
circular manner through the air
|
2.2. Genus of the
lexeme
Many verbs describe
generic movement. Verb membership is then determined by the semantic parameter
of medium or direction, or by the parameter specifying the nature of the subject/object.
The table below
presents the verbs whose membership is influenced by the medium parameter.
|
VERB
|
MEDIUM
|
DIMENSION
|
MEANING
|
|
dart
|
Air
Land
|
To move through the air
To move quickly using one’s
feet
|
To fly suddenly and quickly
(insects)
To
run suddenly
|
|
dive
plunge
|
Air
|
To move down through air
To move down through air
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