Spatial semantics of <i>"сквозь / через </i>+ accusative" constructions (based on the data of the National Russian Language Corpus)
The paper describes and compares spatial meanings conveyed by сквозь (skvoz) + accusative and через (cherez) + accusative constructions with motion verbs. Based on National Russian Language Corpus data, the frequency of occurrence of constructions and predicates is given. The statistic data serve as a basis of differentiating spatial semantics and illustrate the similarities and dissimilarities in the usage of both types of preposition and case form combinations.