Russian verbs of circular motion in the light of the conceptual metaphor Cover Image

Rosyjskie czasowniki ruchu wirowego w świetle metafory pojęciowej
Russian verbs of circular motion in the light of the conceptual metaphor

Author(s): Andrzej Narloch
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: conceptual metaphor; circular motion; Russian verbs; semantic

Summary/Abstract: In recent years linguistic studies have laid great emphasis on the semantic side of linguistic expressions. The aim of this paper is to introduce and describe the term “circular motion” viewed from the perspective of the conceptual metaphor in Russian. It describes the process of creating such metaphors based on the notions of source and target domains.

  • Issue Year: 44/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 291-304
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish