LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC PRAGMATIC REALIZATIONS OF ZOONYMIC UNITS
Keywords:
Zoonymic units, pragmatics, metaphor, cultural semantics, evaluation, discourseAbstract
This article examines the language-specific pragmatic realizations of zoonymic units (animal-based lexical items and expressions) in cross-linguistic perspective. Zoonymic units function not only as nominative designations for animals but also as metaphorical, evaluative, and culturally marked pragmatic tools in discourse. The study explores how different languages assign culturally embedded meanings to animal images and how these meanings are pragmatically activated in communication. Drawing upon cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, and cultural semantics, the paper argues that zoonymic expressions reflect national worldviews and sociocultural values, resulting in distinct pragmatic effects across languages.
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