ANTHROPOCENTRIC TENDENCIES IN MIDDLE ENGLISH

ANTHROPOCENTRIC TENDENCIES IN MIDDLE ENGLISH

Author:  E.A. Nilsen

Affiliation:  St. Petersburg State University of Economics

Abstract:  This article is dedicated to some peculiarities of anthropocentrism representation in Middle English on the example of time metaphors. The main metaphors under study are TIME OF DAY / SEASON IS A PERIOD OF HUMAN LIFE, HUMAN LIFETIME IS LIFETIME OF THINGS, AN EMOTIONAL STATE / FEELING IS A MANNER OF TIMEFLOW, A PERIOD OF TIME IS AN EMO-TIONAL STATE / FEELING, TIME IS A MASTER.

Keywords:  time, metaphor, anthropocentrism, Middle English

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