Метафора та її функції в новелах Василя Стефаника

Abstract

The article deals with the metaphor and metaphor constructions in the novels by Vasyl Stefanyk. In linguistics, metaphor is one of the ways to understand and knowledge of the world, so in the language system metaphor is interpreted as a universal mechanism of semantic change, it has an anthropocentric nature and is based on semantic and conceptual knowledge of the world. In Vasyl Stefanyk's artistic world, metaphor is a mean of creating portrait characteristics and images, and often performs an evaluative function.

Keywords

• metaphor
• nature and functions of metaphor
• anthropocentric character of metaphors
• metaphoric images
• novels