ZOOMORPHISMS OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE AS A MEANS OF PERSON’S AXIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The paper presents an attempt of classifying zoomorphic metaphors of the Chinese language, which serve as a means of person’s qualitatively-evaluative characteristics. The suggested classification of the scrutinized units, selected from lexicographic sources, has been worked out on the basis of revealing the semantic-thematic similarity of the tenors in zoomorphic metaphors. Some peculiarities of zoomorphic evaluations in the Chinese language are also discussed.
Keywords: zoomorphic metaphor, Chinese language, zoomorphism, classification of zoomorphisms, axiological aspect
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Issue: 10, 2013
Series of issue: Issue 10
Rubric: CHINESE LANGUAGE
Pages: 136 — 140
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