| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of the present study is to discuss what abstract phenomena in the Lithuanian language world-view may be conceived as having the price and / or are cheap, i.e. to find out how these features, that are related to the concept MARKET, reveal the content of other concepts. While conducting the research, 200 cases of word combinations with the head word cheap (Lith. pigus) related to the abstract names of phenomena were drawn out. Also various examples of verb forms, such as to price, to value (Lith. kainoti), to write down (Lith. nukainoti), to revalue (Lith. perkainoti) were examined and the word combinations of these words with nouns that have abstract meaning (47 cases in total) were investigated. In order to define something that is cheap, an estimator is necessary. If the phenomena of the inner world are assessed, the role is performed by the subject himself / herself. In this sphere, cheap, i. e. things of no value, function not very frequently. Abstract phenomena related to social life are assessed by the society itself. According to the context, it is possible to decide that cheap abstracts are almost always assessed negatively; the assessment which appears in the same expression may be expressed by means of other ways. On the other hand, the abstracts which are described as cheap and which belong to the mentioned groups, in some definite situation, definitely actualize their value, so the presumption can be made that they are desirable. While comparing the inventor of the so called cheap abstracts with those which, according to the logic of language world-view, can be priced, written down or revalued, the conclusion could be drawn that these spheres do not coincide completely. The abstract phenomena, essentially defined as cheap, are mostly related to the sphere of public life, while something that can be theoretically allocated a price are exceptionally the things of the person’s inner world. |
