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Reflection of the Mythic Worldview in the Old English Lexis Denoting the Sacred

Author(s) -

Nadia Sadovnyk - Chuchvaha

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

žmogus ir žodis

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1822-7805

pISSN - 1392-8600

DOI - 10.15823/zz.2016.18

Subject(s) - lexis , mythology , reflection (computer programming) , linguistics , sociology , epistemology , conceptual framework , aesthetics , literature , philosophy , computer science , art , programming language

The article is the study of the ways the mythic concepts of the English mythological conceptual worldview are reflected in the system of the Old English lexis. To explicate this, we combine all concepts under analysis into conceptual segments according to their dominant conceptual features. In the present article we specifically dwell on the conceptual segment of the SACRED SPHERE which integrates four sub-segments – LIFE (lif), DEATH (deaþ), FATE (wyrd), and TIME (tid).

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