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Reflection of the Empirical and Metaphorical Connection of the Concepts of “Time” and “Age” in English and Russian Set Expressions and Proverbs
- Authors: Shcherbo P.A.1
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- Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Issue: No 3(897) (2025)
- Pages: 112-121
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/286505
- ID: 286505
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The article examines the concepts “time” and “age” in the English and Russian language worldview in phraseological units and proverbs (the most representative units of language for studying the conceptual system of man and the ways of conceptualizing man’s experience). The metaphoric and empirical interconnections of these two concepts are being discussed. Both concepts prove anthropocentric and are associated with the linear and cyclic models of the world, and additionally, with the category “development”. The analysis reveals some metaphors common for both English and Russian language worldviews. The metaphors identified are based on spatial and physical semiotic oppositions. Contrasting and comparison allows to discover parallelism in the understanding of time and age, as well as to perceive their subordination: the concept “time” is manifested through the concept “age”.
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Polina Alekseevna Shcherbo
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
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Email: ShcheboPA@mail.ru
PhD (Philology), Associate Professor at the English Language Department №1, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (U)
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