METAPHORS AND METONYMIES OF THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN CONCEPTS OF FEAR IN CONTEXT
METAPHORS AND METONYMIES OF THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN CONCEPTS OF FEAR IN CONTEXT
Author(s): ANDREA CSILLAGSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: context; emotion; fear; meaning making; metaphor; metonymy;
Summary/Abstract: The paper studies the language of fear in English and Russian and investigates the metaphors and metonymies that contribute to the English and Russian concepts of this universal basic emotion. The paper aims at discussing the role of context in English and Russian linguistic expressions of ‘fear’ and ‘strakh’.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 25/2019
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 237-245
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English