Nature of Evaluation in the old Russian Text (on the Example of Constructions with Instrumental Case of Restriction)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the old Russian text in terms of the evaluation value. It is noted that special means of expression evaluation in the old Russian text are constructions with instrumental case of restriction, that include a noun in the instrumental case which indicates the base, and the adjective, which is an indicator of the nature of the assessment. The author examines in detail the classifications of the constructions by the nature of the assessment and comes to the conclusion that the investigated combinations can express in the old Russian text not only pejorative and meliorative evaluations but also qualitative and quantitative evaluations.