Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin, 2016, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 104–114
© Popova S. A., 2016
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The metaphorical component of the mental structure laugh in the Russian and English language pictures of the world

Popova S. A. 1 (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation)
1 Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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Abstract: 

Τhe article is devoted to research of the mental structure «Laugh» in the Russian and English language pictures of the world. The paper emphasizes the complexity of its organization in both languages. It is noted that the analyzed mental structure can be considered as a concept-image and as a concept-scenario. The purpose of the article is modeling the figurative component of the mental structure «Laugh» in the Russian and English language pictures of the world and detection of the national peculiarities. The author uses metaphorical approach to the description of mental structure. The researcher identifies and describes the metaphors presented in both languages, such as anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, naturomorphic, morbial metaphors. Laughter is personified in the Russian and English languages (an anthropomorphic metaphor). Subjects of laughter appear in images of various animals: horse, pig, donkey, goose, etc. (a zoomorfic metaphor).The naturomorphic metaphor combines the following: laughter as a substance, material, liquid, medicine, weapon or shield. The Image of laughter as an illness is difficult and multidimensional. It is developed in the scenario of an illness and an unhealthy condition of the subject of laughter. This situation in both language pictures of the world includes certain physiological symptoms and features of behavior of the person who is in condition of strong laughter: the problems with digestion, breath and mentality, change in completion, etc. It is emphasized that metaphors characterize emotional states of the subject and emotional assessments of the listener or object of laughter. The author concludes by emphasizing the fact: common for the description of laughter and emotions are the anthropomorphic, substance and liquid metaphors, which include synesthetic flavor, color, tactile metaphors.

Keywords: 

Language picture of the world, mental structure, concept, concept-image, concept-scenario, lexeme, metaphor, definitional analysis, discourse analysis

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The metaphorical component of the mental structure laugh in the Russian and English language pictures of the world

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Popova S. A. The metaphorical component of the mental structure laugh in the Russian and English language pictures of the world. Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin, 2016, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 104–114. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15293/2226-3365.1602.09
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Date of the publication 10.04.2016