Phraseologisms as a source of errors in the context of the Linguistic Picture of the World Cover Image

I fraseologismi come fonte di errori nel contesto dell’immagine linguistica del mondo
Phraseologisms as a source of errors in the context of the Linguistic Picture of the World

Author(s): Aleksandra Paliczuk, Agnieszka Pastucha-Blin
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Phraseologism; idiom; cognitive linguistics; Linguistic Picture of the World; learning / teaching languages

Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims to highlight various problems encountered in teaching Italian to Polish students at the university level. Phraseological units, constituting the integral part of every language, deserve particular attention as far as teaching culture and mentality of a given nation is concerned. Our analysis is conducted within the framework of cognitive linguistics, with the emphasis on the notion of the Linguistic Picture of the World (as formulated by Jerzy Bartmiński). We take into consideration the role of knowledge of foreign cultural background, because its lack (or poor knowledge) in learning a foreign language can be the source of errors, especially in the case of idiomatic expressions.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 209-223
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Italian