THE SEMANTICS OF THE GERMAN VERBAL PREFIX VER- AND HIS EQUIVALENTS IN SERBIAN

Abstract

This paper deals with the German verbal prefix ver- and its semantics, compared to the Ser-bian equivalents. A contrastive analysis between these two languages shows that there are many similarities, but also some differences between the German prefixal ver-verbs and their Serbian equivalents. Based on a comprehensive corpus, all ver-verbs have been classified in nine semantic groups. Since prefixal verbs cause GFL-students many problems, it is the aim of this paper that all conclusions and facts that result from this parallel comparison should be a contribute to a better understanding of German as a foreign language.