The Wealth-Poverty Semantic Model of the Bread Concept in Bulgarian, Russian, and Greek Cover Image

Семантичен модел богатство-бедност на концепта "хляб" в български, руски и гръцки език
The Wealth-Poverty Semantic Model of the Bread Concept in Bulgarian, Russian, and Greek

Author(s): Emilia Avginova-Nikolova
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics, Eastern Slavic Languages, South Slavic Languages, Phraseology
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: phraseological unit; semantic aspect; culture; linguistic consciousness
Summary/Abstract: As designated as signs for second nomination, through its internal form the phraseological units are characterized with their feature to carry more enlarged knowledge and help to make more explicit the peculiarities of its world perception in comparison to the signs of first nomination. The present paper is an attempt the semantic aspect of the phraseological units of the semantic field of the concept „bread” to be analyzed and in particular the phraseological units of the model „wealth-poverty”, which belongs to the same semantic field. It is emphasized the central position of the bread in the linguistic consciousness of Bulgarians, Russians and Greeks, as well as its fundamental role in the culture of these three nations.

  • Page Range: 151-162
  • Page Count: 12
  • Publication Year: 2017
  • Language: English, Bulgarian, Russian, Greek, Modern (1453-)