Сorpus analysis of near-synonymous Russian constructions voz’mi i vimp vs. vzjal i v3pers

Abstract

The study analyzes near-synonymous constructions возьми и V_imp vs. взял и V_3pers and their variants. They are based on a common pattern [взять CONJ_co V], i.e “different verb forms of взять + coordinating conjunctions + different forms of the main verb”. The slot CONJ_co can only be filled by и, да and да и. As for the slot V, at first glance the choice of fillers seems to be free. The aim is to identify some semantic preferences for filling the slot V of each construction. One of them is connected with the distinctive feature ‘control of action’