English and Russian idiomatic expressions containing the colors red (красный) and green (зелёный) as components

master's thesis

• Title (english): English and Russian idiomatic expressions containing the colors red (krasnyj) and green (zelyonyj) as components
• Title (croatian): Idiomi u engleskom i ruskom jeziku koji sadrže crvenu i zelenu boju kao svoje sastavnice
• Author: Dorotea Opalin
• Mentor: Marina Grubišić (mentor)
• Mentor: Anita Hrnjak (mentor)
• Committee member: Ivana Bašić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Grubišić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Anita Hrnjak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of East Slavic languages and literatures); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-03-19, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Slavic Studies

Abstract

This master’s thesis observes and studies the cognitive motivation of figurative meanings of English and Russian expressions containing the colors ‘red’ and ‘green’ as components. The main aim of this thesis is to list and analyze syntactic and semantic characteristics of figurative expressions containing ‘red’ and ‘green’ and examine what cognitive mechanisms are motivating them. Our mind is inherently embodied and is combined with the more general knowledge of the world which affects our... More conceptual system. The aim of this analysis is to show how the meanings of the selected expressions are shaped and understood, and discuss the general experiences connected with colors ‘red’ and ‘green’ in the languages that on the surface seem rather different, but in reality share quite similar cultural backgrounds. Less

Abstract (russian)

В этой дипломной работе рассматривается и изучается когнитивная мотивация образных значений английских и русских выражений, содержащих в качестве компонентов красный и зелёный цвета. Основной целью данной работы является перечисление и анализ синтаксических и семантических свойств образных выражений, содержащих красный и зелёный цвета и расмотрение того, какие когнитивные механизмы их мотивируют. Наш ум по своей сути воплощен и объединяется с более общим знанием о мире, которое влияет на... More нашу концептуальную систему. Целью этого анализа является показать, как значения выбранных образных выражений формируются и понимаются, и какой общий опыт, связанный с красным и зелёным цветами в языках, которые на поверхности кажутся довольно разными, но в действительности имеют и достаточно сходные культурные корни. Less

• Keywords: colors; red; green; figurative meaning; conceptual metaphor; conceptual metonymy
• Keywords (russian): цвета; красный; зелёный; образное значение; концептуальная метафора; коцептуальная метонимия
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:719628
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Linguistics; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Study programme: Title: Russian Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Translation; Course: Translation; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra rusistike (magistar/magistra rusistike)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-03-22 19:17:34