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Abstract <p>This article explores the semantic and pragmatic features of the word <i>mat’</i> (<i>mother</i>) when used in the position of a vocative. It utilizes instances of secondary usage in artistic texts created from the 1780s to the present (the sample includes 4272 examples), as well as dictionary definitions of the term. It is shown that depending on the communicative situation, the vocative <i>mat’</i> can express a variety of sometimes opposing properties such as “patronage,” “superiority,” “dependency,” “strictness,” “kindness,” “familiarity,” and other nuanced semantic traits. The metaphor of family is extended into broader social spaces and can even transcend societal boundaries into the realm of abstraction. To describe the pragmatics of addressing someone as <i>mat’</i>, the cluster model by George Lakoff is proposed, which allows for the coexistence of transfer models in secondary usage. In contrast to the work of Lakoff, the cluster model is applied not to idealized cognitive models (birth model, genetic model, upbringing model, etc.) but to the system of using the word <i>mat’</i> as a vocative, including various metaphorical transfers.</p>

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Semantic and Pragmatic Aspects of the Vocative Mat’ (Mother)

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    2025年2月1日

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  • M. A. Krongauz,
  • K. S. Klokova,
  • V. A. Shul’ginov,
  • T. A. Yudina

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Abstract

This article explores the semantic and pragmatic features of the word mat’ (mother) when used in the position of a vocative. It utilizes instances of secondary usage in artistic texts created from the 1780s to the present (the sample includes 4272 examples), as well as dictionary definitions of the term. It is shown that depending on the communicative situation, the vocative mat’ can express a variety of sometimes opposing properties such as “patronage,” “superiority,” “dependency,” “strictness,” “kindness,” “familiarity,” and other nuanced semantic traits. The metaphor of family is extended into broader social spaces and can even transcend societal boundaries into the realm of abstraction. To describe the pragmatics of addressing someone as mat’, the cluster model by George Lakoff is proposed, which allows for the coexistence of transfer models in secondary usage. In contrast to the work of Lakoff, the cluster model is applied not to idealized cognitive models (birth model, genetic model, upbringing model, etc.) but to the system of using the word mat’ as a vocative, including various metaphorical transfers.