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Personifikující lidové názvy květin a ptáků v češtině
Personification in Czech Vernacular Names of Flowers and Birds

Author(s): David Lavička
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics, Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: personification; vernacular names; names of birds; names of flowers; linguistic image of the world

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on personification in Czech vernacular names of flowers and birds. It explores different forms of personification used in vernacular names and compares the metaphors in each of the two domains in order to show how flowers and birds are perceived with regard to anthropocentrism.

  • Issue Year: 16/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 148-162
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech
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