Why послушать, but услышать?

Tore Nesset; Laura A. Janda; Julia Kuznetsova; Olga Lyashevskaya; Anastasia Makarova; Svetlana Sokolova

doi:10.7557/6.1300

Why послушать, but услышать?

Authors

Tore Nesset University of Tromsø
Laura A. Janda University of Tromsø
Julia Kuznetsova University of Tromsø
Olga Lyashevskaya University of Tromsø
Anastasia Makarova University of Tromsø
Svetlana Sokolova University of Tromsø

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/6.1300

Keywords:

Russian, aspect, prefixes, perception verbs

Abstract

This article provides a preliminary analysis of aspectual prefixation of Russian perception verbs. It is argued that the choice of prefix is not arbitrary, but depends on the meaning of the verb stem.

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Published

2008-01-01

How to Cite

Nesset, Tore, Laura A. Janda, Julia Kuznetsova, Olga Lyashevskaya, Anastasia Makarova, and Svetlana Sokolova. 2008. “Why послушать, but услышать?”. Poljarnyj vestnik 11 (January):38-46. https://doi.org/10.7557/6.1300.