Južnoslovenski Filolog (Jan 2024)
Verbalization of regulators of patriarchal morality on phraseological material (linguoculturological analysis)
Abstract
The article provides a linguoculturological analysis of the regulators of patriarchal morality, which represent the periphery of the phraseological concept of honour. They are verbalized in the language by a large number of phraseological units intertwined into complex functional-semantic relationships. Phraseological units reflecting extra-linguistic phenomena are integrated into micro concepts that are important for native speakers of the given era. At the centre of the macro concept of honour is the micro concept of face as a symbol of honour. Other micro concepts are concentrated around it - regulators of patriarchal morality: spell and oath, distancing, stoning and blood feud. All these micro concepts are recorded in phraseological units interconnected in meaning and function. On the basis of their various syntagmatic, paradigmatic and semantic connections, the mechanism regulating social relations and ethical norms by which lived not only an individual, a member of the community, but also the entire patriarchal community, is reconstructed. An extensive set of phraseological units is extracted from lexicographic, ethnographic, historical and legal sources, and their function is illustrated by contexts from artistic and folklore texts. This methodology gives an idea of the real linguistic use of a particular era and the function of the analyzed phraseological units in a particular context, which, in turn, makes it possible to reconstruct social phenomena, processes and relationships that stand against the background of linguistic units. This emphasizes the importance of language as a custodian and translator of culture and the special significance of the phraseological layer of language, which best preserves the concepts of culture, as well as the importance of historical phraseology.
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