Death in Metaphorical Language
The article presents the analysis of the lexical phrases employing the selected elements of the cognitive frame of DEATH. A brief outline of the symbolism of death is also noted. The corpus for the present analysis has been collected from a number of lexicographic sources. The research results point...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-12-01
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Series: | Lege Artis. Language yesterday, today, tomorrow |
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Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/lart.2016.1.issue-2/lart-2016-0013/lart-2016-0013.xml?format=INT |
Summary: | The article presents the analysis of the lexical phrases employing the selected elements of the cognitive frame of DEATH. A brief outline of the symbolism of death is also noted. The corpus for the present analysis has been collected from a number of lexicographic sources. The research results point to the negative meaning of most phrases where death, dead or to die are employed. |
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ISSN: | 2453-8035 |