TY - JOUR AU - Nesset, Tore PY - 2007/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Path to Neutralization: Image Schemas and Prefixed Motion Verbs JF - Poljarnyj vestnik JA - Vestnik VL - 10 IS - 0 SE - Articles (editorially reviewed) DO - 10.7557/6.1315 UR - https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/vestnik/article/view/1315 SP - 61-71 AB - This paper investigates the <em>path</em> image schema in Russian motion verbs. It is argued that this image schema provides a principled explanation why Russian has a contrast between unidirectional and non-directional unprefixed motion verbs, but no such contrast for prefixed verbs. ER -