ONE OF THE WAYS OF EXPRESSING VERTICAL SPACE DIVISION IN ENGLISH

ONE OF THE WAYS OF EXPRESSING VERTICAL SPACE DIVISION IN ENGLISH

Author:  I. A. Kondakova

Abstract:  Toponyms verbalise the opposition HIGH - LOW (and, accordingly, the opposition UP - DOWN), that reflects vertical space division. Alongside with that, toponyms verbalise the orientational metaphors predetermined by the opposition(s) in question, these metaphors are rooted both in embodying spatial experience and in cultural specificity.

Keywords:  space, vertical space division, toponym, metaphor, opposition

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