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Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:131:185064
Ries, Hana
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of East Slavic languages and literatures

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Ries, H. (2020). Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:185064

Ries, Hana. "Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:185064

Ries, Hana. "Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:185064

Ries, H. (2020). 'Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 14 May 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:185064

Ries H. Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2024 May 14] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:185064

H. Ries, "Motivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:185064

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TitleMotivation of Idioms in English and Russian Folk Tales
AuthorHana Ries
MentorMarina Grubišić (mentor)
MentorBranka Barčot (komentor)
Committee memberMateusz-Milan Stanojević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberMarina Grubišić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberBranka Barčot (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of East Slavic languages and literatures)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2020-09-23, 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 studies the motivation of idioms found in English and Russian folk tales. The main aim of the thesis is to examine the semantic characteristics of idioms and their relation to motivational mechanisms, such as conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, conventional knowledge, symbol-based motivation, gestures and textual dependence. Above all, the study relies on the cognitive linguistic claim that our mind is inherently embodied and that meaning arises from our more general knowledge of the world embodied in our conceptual system. The analysis of idioms found in folk tales tries to show how embodiment affects and shapes people’s understanding of the meaning of linguistic expressions, furthermore it helps us see if real etymology is important when it comes to idiom motivation. The analysis also points out special cases of idiom motivation (gestures and textual dependence).
Abstract (russian)
В дипломной работе изучается мотивация фразеологизмов английского и русского языков, которые находятся в народных сказках. Основная цель работы - изучить семантические характеристики фразеологизмов и их связь с мотивационными механизмами, такими как концептуальная метафора, концептуальная метонимия, общепринятые знания, символическая мотивация, жесты и текстовая зависимость. Исследование прежде всего опирается на утверждение когнитивной лингвистики о том, что наш разум по своей сути воплощен и что значение фразеологизмов возникает из наших общих знаний о мире, воплощенных в нашей концептуальной системе. Анализ фразеологизмов из народных сказках пытается показать, как воплощение влияет на мотивацию фразеологизмов и формирует наше понимание значения языковых выражений. Более того, помогает нам увидеть важна ли настоящая этимология, когда речь идет о мотивации фразеологизмов. Анализ тоже указывает на частные случаи мотивации фразеологизмов (жесты и текстовая зависимость).
Keywords
Keywords (russian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:185064
Study programmeTitle: 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 programmeTitle: 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)
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