Short Paper: Metaphor in Russian Linguoculture

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Pages: 109-127

Abstract:

The article analyses some peculiar features of the phytomorphic metaphoric model which is quite productive in Russian linguoculture. Particular attention is devoted to the frames “Members of the plant world”, “The parts of plants”, “The life cycle of plants”, “Plant habitats” as well as their role in representing one of the pivotal concepts in Russian linguoculture – the ‘psyche’ concept.

Keywords:

metaphor, phytomorphic metaphor, concept, linguoculture

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