The Colours of Death: Phraseological Units with the Components Black and White in German and Bulgarian Cover Image

Цветовете на смъртта – фразеологизми с компонент черно и бяло в немския и в българския език
The Colours of Death: Phraseological Units with the Components Black and White in German and Bulgarian

Author(s): Gabriela Grigoryan
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Semantics, Bulgarian Literature, German Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Phraseology; Equivalence; German; Bulgarian; Death; Colour Symbolism.

Summary/Abstract: This article offers a comparative study of German and Bulgarian phraseological units with the components black and white within the semantic field of death. The phraseological units were extracted from phraseological dictionaries and can be divided into full equivalents, semantic equivalents, and non-equivalents. The comparative study makes it possible to determine the common and specific features in the symbolism of the colours. The results reveal the predominance of similarities in the symbolism of black and white in the two languages. It is also noted that, in the phraseological units that have a component black or white, colour symbolism does not always play the dominating role for their motivation.

  • Issue Year: 43/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-58
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English, Bulgarian
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