Polylinguality and Transcultural PracticesPolylinguality and Transcultural Practices2618-897X2618-8988Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)1880Semantic analysis of two modal lexemes (on the basis of budto an kak budto)GatinskayaN VКафедра русского языкаМедицинский факультет; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russiayug@sgm.ru <mailto:yug@sgm.ru>Peoples' Friendship University of Russia150120121535905092016Copyright © 2012, Gatinskaya N.V.2012The paper is devoted to characteristics and functions of modal words, which are in the conceptual category of the seeming. The reflection of seeming lexemes in explanatory dictionaries is examined. Functional semantic distinctions of lexemes «budto» and «kak budto» are analysed.modal word (modal adverb)conceptual categoryseemingcertaintyмодальное слово (модальный оператор)понятийная категориякажимостьдостоверность