Title The semantic aspects of the concept up in English and Lithuanian conceptual metaphors /
Translation of Title Konceptas aukštyn anglų ir lietuvių kalbų konceptualiosiose metaforose.
Authors Radžiūtė-Bačkauskienė, Ramunė ; Roikienė, Dalė
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Is Part of Filologija.. Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla. 2011, Nr.16, p. 49-60.. ISSN 1392-561X
Keywords [eng] concept ; conceptual metaphor ; metaphorization ; conceptual domain
Abstract [eng] The article analyses English and Lithuanian conceptual metaphor, whose source domain is the concept UP. According to the target domain, they are subdivided into such mental spheres: greater amount of money, profits; man's moral and psychical features; man' activities; social relations; social phenomena; natural phenomena; physiological phenomena. The analysis of the semantic structure of centraling words, having the seme UP in both languages, shows that they belong to the following semantic groups: vertical movement up (according to the main meaning); great amount; prominent, important, respectable (the last two groups are distinguished according to secondaty meanings). The semantic structure of English words is more detailed. Here rising is distinguished according to the features (the way of rising - quickly, suddenly, etc.) or according to the objects that rise. For example, the English verb TO ROCKET 'to rise quickly and suddenly' parallels Lithuanian PAKILTI GREITAI ir STAIGA i. e. a Lithuanian verb and adverbs. So the verb TO ROCKET has semes QUICKLY and SUDDENLY in its semantic structure. [...].
Published Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2011