TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE: PHRASEOLOGICAL EXPRESSIONS WITH SACRED NUMBERS IN ENGLISH, HUNGARIAN, AND UKRAINIAN
Keywords:
phraseological expression (unit), symbolism, numbers, culture
Abstract
The paper is devoted to the identification and interpretation of some common and unique features of the phraseological expressions, or idioms, with numeric component in their formations in the English, Hungarian, and Ukrainian languages. In the course of analysis, various groups of meanings of these numbers found in these units are distinguished which accurately reflect the given nation’s culture, beliefs, identity, mentality, folklore and provide a deeper insight into the link between language and culture. Moreover, the present study further outlines some challenging points for both non-native speakers and translators when dealing with culture-specific set expressions in a foreign language based on semantic and structural differences.
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3. Kononenko, V. I. (1991). Slovesni symvoly v semantychnij strukturi frazemy. [Word Symbols in Semantic Structure of a Phraseme]. Movoznavstvo. Vol. 6. P. 30-36. [In Ukrainian].
4. Mykhaylenko, V. (2019). Exploring English-Ukrainian Contrastive Phraseology. Naukovij visnyk Uzhgorodskogo universitetu. Serija: Fìlologija. 2 (42). P. 68–72. doi:10.24144/2663-6840/2019.2(42).68–72.
5. Nagy, G. O. (1979). Mi fán terem? Magyar szolásmondások eredete. Budapest : Gondolat Kiadó.
6. Nagy, V. (2001). Symbolic Usage of Numbers in Modern English, Ukrainian and Hungarian (based on proverbs and phraseological expressions). Thesis. Drohobych : Drohobytskyj derzhavnyj pedahohichnyj universytet imeni Ivana Franka.
7. Radford, E. (1946). Unusual words and how they came about. New York : Philosophical library.
8. Robo, L. (2013). A Diachronic and Source Approach of Phraseological Units – Theories of Definition, Criteria and Structure Analysis in English and Albanian Language. Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Vol. 2. No. 9. MCSER Publishing: Rome. P. 589–596. doi:10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n9p589.
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10. Zagidulina, A. F. et al. (2018). Number symbolism in the Russian and Tatar linguistic world image. Revista Publicando, 5. No 16. (1). P. 257–264.
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Published
2022-04-28
How to Cite
Albert, V. (2022). TO KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE: PHRASEOLOGICAL EXPRESSIONS WITH SACRED NUMBERS IN ENGLISH, HUNGARIAN, AND UKRAINIAN. Scientific Journal of Polonia University, 50(1), 9-19. https://doi.org/10.23856/5001
Section
LANGUAGE, CULTURE, COMMUNICATION
