Russian Language Studies (Mar 2009)
Somatic expressions in Krylov's fables
Abstract
Somatic expressions used for describing feelings and emotional states of personages of Krylov's fables are being investigated in the article. Conclusions about functions of the somatic expressions and their peculiarities are made in the article. Special attention is paid to the somatic expressions containing national information and also to the cases of their usage in the unusual (authorial) meaning.