%0 Journal Article %T Emptiness is not so empty: The meaning of the Russian prefix §Ó§í- in the natural perfective verbs %A Tatiana Pozolotina %J Poljarnyj Vestnik %D 2009 %I University of Troms? %X This paper analyzes the meaning of the so-called "empty" prefix §Ó§í- (¡®out-') of natural perfective verbs in the Russian language. It is argued that the prefix is not semantically empty, but displays meanings that can be analyzed as a radial category. %K Russian %K aspect %K prefixes %K cognitive linguistics %U http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/septentrio/index.php/vestnik/article/view/1296