Евфемизмите в българската традиционна култура и семантичната опозиция свой – чужд
Euphemisms in the Traditional Bulgarian Culture and the Semantic Opposition One’s Own and the Foreign
Author(s): Mariya KitanovaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics, Philology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: your own – alien; euphemisms; taboos; animal denominations; ladybug; Snake
Summary/Abstract: The study examines the cases when euphemisms are used in place of words that are forbidden (taboos) in the Bulgarian traditional culture: some animal denominations such as: ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) and snake (Serpentes).
Journal: Българска реч. Списание за езикознание и езикова култура
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 110-117
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Bulgarian
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