DIFFUSION OF IDIOM BETTER DAYS(SEENBETTERDAYS) IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: National and cultural connotations

DIFFUSION OF IDIOM BETTER DAYS(SEENBETTERDAYS) IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: National and cultural connotations

Author:  Maslennikova E.M.

Abstract:  Idioms can be closely linked with cultural codes and start possessing national-cultural connotations. Such idioms are often used as accented artistic details that carry a specific semantic load. They are connected with culturally marked meanings due to which they may turn into lacunae over time.

Keywords: 
cultural codes  ◆  phraseological units as euphemisms  ◆  conceptualization  ◆  meaning  ◆  lacunae