Conceptual Synonymy in Syntactic Terminology:  Semantic Variations of the Term obstavyna

Oksana Vasetska

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Junior Researcher of Grammar and Terminology Department of the Ukrainian Language Institute of NAS of Ukraine

e-mail: oksana.vasetska.04@gmail.com

Title: Conceptual Synonymy in Syntactic Terminology:  Semantic Variations of the Term obstavyna

Rubric: Terminology of Linguistic and Related Sciences

Abstract: The article reveals a section of terminological units of the variology, the analysis is given in specialized dictionaries and reference books in linguistics, i.e. it deals with the status of synonyms and variants in general variance theory, in particular, synonymy is recognised as a semantic variation and traditional variation is declared as a formal expression of a broader category of variability.
The common phenomenon of describing a concept by several names is variability. It distinguishes into synonymy and doubling by such criterion as the interchangeability of terms in contexts. The way to avoid the terminological coincidence of terms which describe the general features of the language system and refer the indicator of the formal distinction of identical units by the meaning is proposed.
The phenomenon of the conceptual synonymy on the example of such terms as modifier, adjunct, determinant etc. is analysed. This research is based on the following algorithm: 1) to clarify the definition of the terms; 2) to establish the belonging to the scientific school, theories, concepts; 3) to observe the significative differences of the terms; 4) to reveal the syntagmatic characteristics of these units.
The classification of the terminological variants is examined. The features of the semantics of syntactical terms with similar meaning are clarified.
In conclusion, the author makes an attempt to solve the problem within the undertaken research. Considering the different approaches to the studying phenomenon, the presence of a diffuse denotatum and common signification, the terms modifier, adjunct, determinant etc. are qualified as conceptual synonyms. In addition, the common shades of meaning of terms denote the varieties of modifiers. It correlates with terms that describe the components of semantic and syntactic structure of sentences.

Keywords: terminology, syntactical terminology, variance, synonymy, conceptual synonymy (quasi-synonymy).

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