| Abstract [eng] |
Object of the paper is phraseological units of the Lithuanian language with lexemes “arm” and “leg”. The main objective of the paper is to discuss the semantic motivation of phraseological units with lexemes “arm” and “leg” following the principles of cognitive linguistics. The paper comprises a preface, introduction, the main chapter, conclusions, list of references, and annex. In the introductory chapter, the conception of a phraseological unit is discussed along with variables, synonyms and antonyms, research on the Lithuanian phraseological units is overviewed, and the conception of a concept and conceptual metaphor is described. The main chapter consists of two sections, in which phraseological units motivated with lexemes “arm” and “leg” are discussed along with their links to people’s separate activity fields. The research results are summarised in conclusions. 2 pictures are provided in the paper. The list of sources comprises 7 and the list of references 28 positions. A brief vocabulary of conceptual metaphors with lexemes “arm” and “leg” is provided. |
