Naslov
Cognitive motivation of English and Russian expressions containing the words eye(s) and glaz(a): a corpus-based approach

Autori
Blažić, Klara

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad, diplomski

Fakultet
Filozofski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
12.03

Godina
2020

Stranica
58

Mentor
Stanojević, Mateusz-Milan ; Barčot, Branka

Ključne riječi
eyes ; figurative expressions ; cognitive motivation ; cultural models ; conceptual metaphor ; conceptual metonymy

Sažetak
This master’s thesis studies the motivation of English and Russian figurative expressions with the components eye(s) and глаз(а) that is based on cultural models. The main aim of the thesis is to examine the semantic characteristics of figurative expressions and their relation to cognitive mechanisms (such as conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, and conventional knowledge) motivating them. The study relies on the cognitive linguistic claim that our mind is inherently embodied and that meaning arises from our more general knowledge of the world embodied in our conceptual system. The analysis of figurative expressions with the component eye(s)/глаз(а) tries to show how embodiment affects and shapes people's understanding of the meaning of linguistic expressions, while a comparative study of languages helps us see how universal bodily experience is reflected in languages which share a similar cultural background.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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