As Hungry as a Wolf, as Silent as a Lamb: Corpus Analysis of Adjectival Similes With an Animal Component
As Hungry as a Wolf, as Silent as a Lamb: Corpus Analysis of Adjectival Similes With an Animal Component
Author(s): Katarína Gajdošová, Lucia JasinskáSubject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: adjectives; corpus; simile; animal component
Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on analysis of the Slovak adjectival similes with an animal noun component. Its aim is not only to verify the incidence of individual similes, but also to investigate the qualitative aspects of phrases that follow the structure: adjective + ako/sťa (like/as) + noun, e.g. otravný ako komár ‘as annoying as a mosquito’ and pomalý ako rak ‘as slow as a crayfish’. The analysis is based on data from the Slovak National Corpus and is aimed at describing the semantic properties of the selected phrases.
Journal: Jazykovedný časopis
- Issue Year: 76/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 11-19
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
