Linguistic Expression of the Concept EARTH (on the Base of Russian Idioms) Cover Image

Языковая экспликация концепта ЗЕМЛЯ (на материале русских фразеологизмов)
Linguistic Expression of the Concept EARTH (on the Base of Russian Idioms)

Author(s): Jolanta Chomko
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: concept' the language picture of the world; description; linguistics; phraseology

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the description are meanings of the lexeme earth and phrases with thislexeme, noted by dictionaries. The reconstruction of the language picture of earth, based onlinguistic facts, shows how people imagine the world surrounding them. The concept of earthtakes an important part in Russian cognitive zone. The variety of language means, verbalizedthe concept of earth, shows how important it is to Russian mentality.

  • Issue Year: 1/2014
  • Issue No: XVI
  • Page Range: 5-13
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian