PROCESSES OF SEMANTIC DERIVATION IN ARGUMENT-PREDICATE RELATIVE ADJECTIVES
This article gives a linguistic account of the dual nature of the semantic processes of relative argument-predicate adjectives. The mechanisms of metaphoric and metonymic derivation of meaning are viewed as showing the regularities of retaining the semantic structures of the basic noun. On the other hand, it is demonstrated that the development of secondary metaphoric meanings of the pattern of predicate words is rooted in the predicate nature of the adjective.