List of publications on a keyword: «figurative meaning»


Филология

Publication date: 11.04.2017
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Larisa V. Burmistrova
FSBEI of HE "Astrakhan State University" , Астраханская обл

«Stylistic devices in comical proverbs»

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The article analyses stylistic devices in Russian and English comical proverbs. The author shows their influence on the content of comical proverbs and reveals a comic effect in them.

Publication date: 14.03.2017
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Daria V. Andrianova , candidate of philological sciences
FSBIS "Institute for Linguistic Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences" , Санкт-Петербург г

«Phraseosemantic peculiarities of idioms with the word «silki» (snares) (a case study of Russian classics and modern literature texts)»

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This article explores semantic and stylistic meaning changes of idioms with the word “silki” (snares) during XVIII–XXI centuries on the basis of Russian classics and modern literature texts and publicistic writing. It is proved that the word “silki” (snares) was used as a biblical expression in ecclesiastic and some fiction texts, this explanes its strong negative connotation, which is out of use in up-to-date contexts.