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PLANT AND ANIMAL NAMES AS MEANS OF REPRESENTATION OF EVALUATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MAN

PLANT AND ANIMAL NAMES AS MEANS OF REPRESENTATION OF EVALUATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MAN


Author:  L.V. Babina

Affiliation:  Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin

Abstract
In the article plant and animal names are considered as means of representation of evaluative knowledge about man. The conceptual derivation is defined as a conceptual basis of the formation of figurative senses of these units.

Keywords:  plant and animal names, conceptual derivation, representation of evaluative knowledge

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