Somatic Words as a Means of Verbalization of Anger in Ancient Greek and Ukrainian Languages

←2017. – Vol.10

Levko O. V.

PhD, associate professor

Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University

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ABSTRACT

The article explores the somatic phraseological units that serve to verbalize negative emotions of anger, irritation, wrath and hate in Ancient Greek and Ukrainian languages with the particular focus on comparative investigation of the implementation of the somatic cultural code in ancient versus modern languages. The author analyzes the meanings of verbs as parts of phraseologisms and metaphorical expressions with the somatic component in both languages. It is revealed that the most frequent somatic lexemes, used as components of phraseological units to denote anger and other negative emotions and feelings, are καρδία / κραδίη / κῆρ “heart”, φρήν “heart”, “midriff”, σπλάγχνον “viscera”, “inward parts” and ἧπαρ “liver” in Ancient Greek, sertse “heart” and pechinka “liver” in Ukrainian languages. It is demonstrated that phraseological units with “midriff” are only typical for ancient Greek linguoculture as a reflection of the archaic stage of the interpretation of φρήν as a place of human emotions and passions. It is also noted that verbs, used in somatic phraseological units in Ancient Greek and Ukrainian languages, have the same meanings, particularly, “boil” / “heat up” / “rage” (with σπλάγχνον and “sertse”) and “touch”, “wrench”, “turn out” (with ἧπαρ and “pechinka”).

Key words: somatic words, phraseological units, linguistics of emotions, anger, heart, liver.

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