Evaluative concepts encoded in metaphorical language

AutorIgor. V. Chekulai - Olga N. Prokhorova - Elena V. Pupynina - Ekaterina F. Bekh
CargoThe National Research University 'Belgorod State University' / 'BelSU', Russia, 308015, Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
Páginas478-491
Periódico do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre Gênero e Direito
Centro de Ciências Jurídicas - Universidade Federal da Paraíba
V. 8 - Nº 06 - Ano 2019 Special Edition
ISSN | 2179-7137 | http://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/ged/index
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EVALUATIVE CONCEPTS ENCODED IN METAPHORICAL
LANGUAGE
Igor. V. Chekulai
1
Olga N. Prokhorova
2
Elena V. Pupynina
3
Ekaterina F. Bekh
4
Abstract: Metaphorical models that
convey the evaluative meaning are the
focus of this article. The paper intends to
show that metaphor and in certain cases
metonymy belong to the main means of
creating the value attitude to the facts of
reality and thinking, this attitude
resulting in certain utterances of
evaluative character. The data for
analysis consist of the utterances from
the literary prose in different Indo-
European languages of Slavonic,
German and Romance groups. The
examples show that the main
metaphorical models and the specific
sub-models in each of the thematic
groups viewed as an object of the present
study manifest the same or similar
1
The National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia,
308015, Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
2
The National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia,
308015, Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
3
The National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia,
308015, Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
4
The National Research University “Belgorod State University” / “BelSU”, Russia,
308015, Belgorod, Studencheskaya Street, 17
evaluative potentials irrespectively of
the linguistic culture they belong to. That
means that the general mechanism of
creating the value relations receiving
their manifestation in the form of
evaluative utterances within different
linguistic cultures is the same.
Key words: cognitive metaphor,
metonymy, value, evaluation, value
concept.
Introduction.
Metaphor and metonymy are
the main means of creating knowledge
and experience structures. Actually, a
person investigates the world he or she

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