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Метафората за пътя в българската погребална терминология
The metaphor of the road in Bulgarian funeral terminology

Author(s): Mariya Kitanova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Semantics, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: time; metaphor; euphemism funeral terminology

Summary/Abstract: The article examines a number of terms from Bulgarian funeral rituals, which contain the metaphor of “travel”. Some of them are euphemisms for traveller: пътник, пътни- ца, пътничка, пътнина. Others are euphemisms for “travelling” or verbs for movement: запътвам (се), изгубвам (се), отивам (си), etc.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 68-70
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Bulgarian