SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1995
STP13751S

A Semantic Analysis of Russian Terms and Descriptors for Civilian Nuclear Power Plant Fluid System Valves

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Russian uses five different terms to name civilian nuclear power plant valves: армат́ура, в́ентиль, задв́ижка, кл́апан, предохран́ительньıӥ кл́апан (armatura, ventil', zadvizhka, klapan, predoxranitel'nyj klapan). These words can be distinguished semantically on the basis of binary marking for intrinsic (physical) or extrinsic (situational) meaning. Modifiers (determiners) also refer to intrinsic or extrinsic features of a valve. There appears to be sufficient evidence to posit that extrinsic features are primary in this semantic class. Analysis of the syntax of complex noun phrases enables one to establish sequential patterns of determiners for both English and Russian; the Russian pattern must account for the existence of both left- and right-posed determiners.

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Launer, MK
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
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Developed by Committee: E02
Pages: 126–138
DOI: 10.1520/STP13751S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5295-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1984-0