The aim of this study is to single out and describe the nominal forms denoting the concept of kinship. This description will be based on the analysis both of contexts in which each term appears, and of the semantic content of the words which precede or follow the terms of our semantic field. This will permit us to detect the common uses of the various words belonging to kinsmen, to point out the relationship -- based on both similarities and differences -- among the various terms used in Euripides, and to trace the cohesiveness of the terms belonging to each semantic field. In addition, this approach will reveal the basic and metaphorical meanings of each term as well as their specificity.
The aim of this study is to single out and describe the nominal forms denoting the concept of kinship. This description will be based on the analysis both of contexts in which each term appears, and of the semantic content of the words which precede or follow the terms of our semantic field. This will permit us to detect the common uses of the various words belonging to kinsmen, to point out the relationship -- based on both similarities and differences -- among the various terms used in Euripides, and to trace the cohesiveness of the terms belonging to each semantic field. In addition, this approach will reveal the basic and metaphorical meanings of each term as well as their specificity.
The aim of this study is to single out and describe the nominal forms denoting the concept of kinship. This description will be based on the analysis both of contexts in which each term appears, and of the semantic content of the words which precede or follow the terms of our semantic field. This will permit us to detect the common uses of the various words belonging to kinsmen, to point out the relationship -- based on both similarities and differences -- among the various terms used in Euripides, and to trace the cohesiveness of the terms belonging to each semantic field. In addition, this approach will reveal the basic and metaphorical meanings of each term as well as their specificity.