From ritual and mith to metafor

The article is based on the problems of studying the metaphor. Metaphor is perceived as a form of continuation of the existence of ritual and myth, which are a way of rationalization of the world by people devoted to traditional culture, who can be found in the domination of mythological thinking. M...

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Main Author: E V Stoyanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2008-12-01
Series:Russian Language Studies
Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/article/view/10031
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Summary:The article is based on the problems of studying the metaphor. Metaphor is perceived as a form of continuation of the existence of ritual and myth, which are a way of rationalization of the world by people devoted to traditional culture, who can be found in the domination of mythological thinking. Metaphor is based on the mythological ideas of man and hands down the traditional archetypes from generation to generation.
ISSN:2618-8163
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