ONTOLOGICAL METAPHOR OF CONTAINERS IN CONCEPTUALIZING PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTIES

ONTOLOGICAL METAPHOR OF CONTAINERS IN CONCEPTUALIZING PEOPLE AND THEIR PROPERTIES

Author:  N.P. Dronova

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

Abstract: 
The article deals with the linguistic means of verbalizing the ontological metaphor of “containers”, the role of metaphor in the conceptualization and categorization of a negative assessment of a person’s properties.

Keywords:  ontological metaphor, grotesque body, hyperbole, comparison in the conceptualization and categorization

Pages:  140-150