Of Animals and Men (A Linguocultural Approach to Serbian and Croatian Phraseology)

Martin Stefanov
Sofia University

https://doi.org/10.53656/for2024-05-02

Abstract. This paper analyzes the phraseological units which consist of a noun that denotes an animal (or body part of an animal), and which basic structure represents an interaction between a man and an animal. However, in this text the phraseological material is approached from a linguocultural point of view and, depending on the meaning of the structural base, 8 thematic groups are distinguished. This approach is motivated by the understanding that culturally significant information can be carried by all components of the structural base of the phraseological units that reveal the attitude of man towards animals.
Keywords: Croatian language, Serbian language, phraseology, cultural linguistics

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