Open AccessFEATURES OF AESTHETIC SIGNS IN KOREAN ZODIAC-RELATED COMPARATIVE PROVERBS
Author(s) -
Hoang Thi Yen,
Hoang Thi Hai Anh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nghiên cứu nước ngoài
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-2445
DOI - 10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4353
Subject(s) - verb , object (grammar) , psychology , linguistics , action (physics) , aesthetics , art , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
Aesthetic signs in Korean comparative proverbs having the structure t like B with t being a verb refer to aesthetic material, which are the 12 animals in Oriental Zodiac and their typical action. The verbs expressing t in aesthetic signs include human actions and actions/movements of the Zodiac animals. Aesthetic signs with t being monovalent verbs (or those which do not require an object) include verbs of movements (e.g. go, walk, chase, jump), non-movement (e.g. sit, stick, shake, gather) and verbs of sound (e.g. talk, scream, yell, call). Aesthetic signs with t being bivalent verbs (or those requiring an object) include verbs denoting human basic daily activities (e.g. look, eat/drink, hit/throw, copy). Proverbs are expressed in very lively and clear manner, reflecting how Korean people think, feel and treat the world around in general and the Zodiac animals in particular.