List of publications on a keyword: «metaphor»

In this article the author analyzes the most common means of forming the semantics of nominations for perfumery and scents based on a conceptual metaphor. It should be noted that the stylistic coloring of nominations can be different: from neutral to colloquial (slang). Particular attention is paid to nominations related to the representation of the concept “Alcohol” in perfumery. Lexical units of the English and French languages were used in this analysis. The total number of lexical units is 300 units.

The primary goal of this paper is to study of the features of the linguistic representation of nature-related vocabulary in Anna Akhmatova’s lyric poems. The principles of compiling a frequency list of plant names are described, a classification of floristic vocabulary is given, and the lexical and semantic subgroup ‘trees’ is analyzed in detail. The specific features of the poet’s individual vision of floristic vocabulary are revealed, taking into account the author’s imagery explicating plant nominations in the literary text.

This article presents a description of the stylistic devices of expressiveness used when creating a female image in modern English literature. The purpose of this paper is to determine the most important means of describing the appearance and emotional state of a woman. The novelty of the research consists in analyzing the means of creating the image from the perspective of the female perception of the world.

Metaphorical modelling is one way of expressing knowledge in scientific discourse. This article identifies metaphorical models functioning in scientific medical discourse. The metaphorical representation of the heart and its normal physiology is analyzed on the material of physiology and anatomy academic works.

The authors of the article present a brief comparative semantic analysis to define the similarities and differences between Russian and English proverbs and sayings, studying not only their semantic meaning, but also literary perception and understanding. The authors emphasize the subjectivity of perception and pay attention to the individual association of images common to two different cultures. The originality of this work is not only in the comparative assessment of Russian and English proverbs and sayings, but also in the definition of similarities and differences in the perception of the worldview of the two cultures, in an attempt to understand the reasons for this difference, as well as the causes and consequences of different approaches to the understanding of life facts. The authors point out the connection of the unknown with the already known, and this unknown is precisely a metaphysical approach to the already known stylistic techniques. A classification of folk sayings is built on the specific examples and the hypothesis about interaction of the national mentality and cultural-historical development is put forward. The authors emphasize that proverbs and sayings are not only a cultural achievement, but also a means of comparative cultural and linguistic analysis.

Abstract: This article contains information about the use of emotive vocabulary in scientific articles and publications. It emphasizes and explains not the specificity of this phenomenon, as well as explains its usefulness and importance for the addressee of the text, and it is for the reader. The article presents the statistical data of the research conducted by the author on this topic.

The relevance of the topic of this publication is preconditioned by the importance of theoretical and practical development of issues related to intercultural communication. The object of this study is the US military professional lingo. The subject area of this scientific research embraces persistent speech formulas of the US subcultural milieu, typical of metaphoricity. This study is exemplified in English based on the analytical-descriptive method, the method of continuous sampling of illustrative material, and elements of intentional and contextual analysis.

The article deals with the metaphor, as an indicator of authorial personality and a component of the style. It examines the problem of idiostyle misrepresentation while adapting original texts. This paper also focuses on the degree to which metaphors can be preserved while adapting texts.

This article describes the figurative component of the linguacultural concept «property» revealed through the text analysis of the novel «The Man of Property» by John Galsworthy. The authors define the basic properties of the concept «property» and prototypical methods of reflecting objects and phenomena by this concept. The results of this research may be used in creating dictionaries of linguacultural concepts of the English language.

The purpose of this article is to examine the phenomenon of sound metaphor manifested in the best way in poetic texts and the most consciously used within symbolism as an art movement; and to identify the semiotic structure of the poem «Langueur» by P. Verlaine as well. In order to achieve this purpose, a linguo-semiotic analysis is undertaken which solves the following tasks: identification of the semiotic techniques used by the poet, and the subsequent interpretation of the poem.

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.

This study is intended to unveil a correlation between metaphorical images of the US Armed Forces and ethnic stereotypes of the army subculture within the Anglophone military-political discourse. The US Army is Family metaphorical model serves as a foundation for analyzing ethnic stereotypes of mass perception of the socio-professional environment of service members. According to the authors, metaphorical modeling is perceived as a linguistic means of explication of ethnic stereotypes attributed to the US Army subculture.

The article is devoted to the problem of forming political competence of a senior pupil as a component of an individual’s civil competence. This was done through organizing and conducting research in a foreign language in the framework of the theme "Metaphorical Image of Russia in the Foreign Press".

The article deals with means of conceptualization of emotions in a literary text. It also presents the study of different translation strategies concerned with translating structures with predicates of emotional state.

English and Arabic are two different languages with their own cultural backgrounds. In these two languages, there are metaphors that perceive objects, animate or inanimate. In using metaphors in general and body metaphors in particular English and Arabic intercalants create mysterious meanings which require deep thinking on both sides to understand the real meaning. Consequently, understanding body part metaphors can increase comprehension between these two languages and make conversations more natural. As such, the present study aims at providing necessary information, which can be with benefit in the fields of translation and cross-cultural communication.

The article deals with the connection between singing and psycho-physiological state of people, as well as the reflection of this phenomenon in linguistic consciousness by means of the musical metaphor in English. Both the historical backgrounds of the problem and up-to-date researches have been taken into consideration.

In the monograph it addresses the issue of pictorial speech, which should possess a spectator, to engage in thoughtful dialogue with a picture, behind which stands learn the secrets of art, philosophically perceive set out therein the thought. Thus, to replace the traditional perception finished thoughts – the story of the picture –comes the ability to yourself interpret works of art. Understanding the structure of the picture, knowledge of the language of art, polysemy image provide freedom in the way application of effort. That is what allows of painting allows wealth to nourish sense and feelings man – spectator, perceiving the picture.