Teeth – Diseases and Folk Treatment Methods as Reflected in the Bulgarian Linguistic Picture of the World Cover Image

Зъбите – болести и народно лечение в българската езикова картина на света
Teeth – Diseases and Folk Treatment Methods as Reflected in the Bulgarian Linguistic Picture of the World

Author(s): Mariyana Vitanova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Институт за български език „Проф. Любомир Андрейчин“, Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Teeth; lexis; linguistic picture of the world

Summary/Abstract: Health and illness are two of the most important aspects of human life. The fragment of the linguistic picture of the world describing the physical and psychological status of Bulgarians is well-represented in the vocabulary of the Bulgarian dialects as well as in medieval manuscripts. The article aims at presenting an overview of the lexis related to teeth and teeth treatment in the Bulgarian traditional culture, which has been poorly studied in the academic literature. The study is based on material from dialect, etymological and phraseological dictionaries, collections of proverbs and sayings, ethnological studies and archives.

  • Issue Year: 67/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 53-63
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian