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12 Numeral words and number symbols in culture and language: Case studies
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Dmitrij Dobrovol’skij
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Acknowledgements IX
- Contents XI
- 1 General issues 1
- 2 Conventional figurative language and phraseology 36
- 3 On the cross-linguistic equivalence of idioms 73
- 4 Motivation of conventional figurative units 103
- 5 “False friends” and paronyms 146
- 6 The Cognitive Theory of Metaphor 165
- 7 Idioms of Fear: A cognitive approach 197
- 8 Cognitive modelling of figurative semantics 217
- 9 Specific frames: The concept House in language and culture 239
- 10 Culture and figurative language 262
- 11 Cultural symbolism in figurative language 325
- 12 Numeral words and number symbols in culture and language: Case studies 367
- 13 Animal metaphors and animal symbols: Case studies 404
- 14 Conclusions 435
- References 445
- Abbreviations 483
- Subject index 485
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Acknowledgements IX
- Contents XI
- 1 General issues 1
- 2 Conventional figurative language and phraseology 36
- 3 On the cross-linguistic equivalence of idioms 73
- 4 Motivation of conventional figurative units 103
- 5 “False friends” and paronyms 146
- 6 The Cognitive Theory of Metaphor 165
- 7 Idioms of Fear: A cognitive approach 197
- 8 Cognitive modelling of figurative semantics 217
- 9 Specific frames: The concept House in language and culture 239
- 10 Culture and figurative language 262
- 11 Cultural symbolism in figurative language 325
- 12 Numeral words and number symbols in culture and language: Case studies 367
- 13 Animal metaphors and animal symbols: Case studies 404
- 14 Conclusions 435
- References 445
- Abbreviations 483
- Subject index 485
