Nouns of broad meaning in concrete and abstract aspect
The present research deals with abstract and concrete nouns of broad meaning. The novelty of the study is accounted for by the special nature of the phenomenon in question which is obviously underinvestigated. The article discusses a number of topical issues. Both concrete and abstract lexemes are used to denote broad meaning. It allows to single out two types of substantive broad meaning, expressed by concrete and abstract nouns correspondingly. The ability of abstract nouns to denote broad meaning depends on the degree of abstractness, namely those of generalization and isolation. The nature of referent is also taken into account. Finally, the author suggests her own approach to the study of concrete nouns of broad meaning with a focus on perceptive and inferential modes of interpreting reality.