Abstract
This article analyzes Slovene constructions with verbs of emotional experience
 formed by the prefix "raz-" (= in different directions, apart). The author
 argues that the prefix metaphorically extends its spatial (physical) meaning and
 denotes metaphorical motion resulting in the emergence of an emotional state
 (i.e., the first stage of the emotion scripts) and the occurrence of a physical
 reaction (i.e., the third stage). The author discusses not only metaphorical
 extensions of the prefix but also how its spatial meanings are mapped onto the
 course of an event of emotional change. The author also reflects on types of
 causation implied by the experiencer-object and experiencer-subject of emotions, and on verbs of physical reaction that are prefixed by "raz-".
Highlights
This article analyzes Slovene constructions with verbs of emotional experience formed by the prefix raz- ‘in different directions, apart’
Recent findings in experimental psychology (e.g., (Richardson et al 2001); (Craford et al 2006)) confirm that the conceptualization of emotional states is spatially shaped and underlain by sensorimotor experience. This is reflected in expressions of emotional states that are based on the metonymy motion stands for emotion (e.g., Slovene biti ganjen ‘be moved’ and English be moved, be touched)
In this article I propose a systematic analysis of Slovene constructions formed by verbs of emotional experience that are prefixed by raz
Summary
This article analyzes Slovene constructions with verbs of emotional experience formed by the prefix raz- ‘in different directions, apart’. We assume that the schematic meaning of Slovene raz- is based on a spatial notion of dispersed movement on a three-dimensional path,7 resulting in separation (in verbs of motion; e.g. razbežati se ‘to run in different directions’), distribution (in verbs of action; e.g., razpršiti ‘to disperse’, ‘to scatter around’), or increase in intensity (in verbs denoting processes undergone by physical referents; e.g., razgoreti se ‘to burst into flames’).
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