SIMILE IN THE NOVEL BY C. RUIZ ZAFÓN “EL LABERINTO DE LOS ESPÍRITUSˮ AS A LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION OF FEAR

Authors

  • Irina R. Abkadyrova Southern Federal University
  • Yana A. Pushkareva Southern Federal University

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.18522/1995-0640-2025-1-50-58

The study is devoted to the analysis of similes as linguistic representations of fear in the novel by C. Ruiz Zafón “El laberinto de los espíritusˮ. It is revealed that similes express fears that can be classified by the reason provoking them and by the grade of intensity. In addition, similes expressing fear are used to create an image of fear-inducing characters, describe the physiological exteriorization of fear and attempts to calm someone down. The regular correlation between certain cognitive spheres in similes describing the feeling of fear testifies to the existence of the figurative paradigm.

Key words: simile, representation, fear, literary text, Spanish language

Author Biographies

Irina R. Abkadyrova, Southern Federal University

Ph.D. in Philology, associate professor of the Department of IberoAmerican Studies in Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication, International Institute of Interdisciplinary Education and Ibero-American Studies

Yana A. Pushkareva , Southern Federal University

lecturer of the Department of Ibero-American Studies in Language, Translation and Intercultural Communication, International Institute of Interdisciplinary Education and Ibero-American Studies

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Published

2025-03-25

How to Cite

Abkadyrova И. Р. ., & Pushkareva . Я. А. . (2025). SIMILE IN THE NOVEL BY C. RUIZ ZAFÓN “EL LABERINTO DE LOS ESPÍRITUSˮ AS A LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION OF FEAR. Proceedings of Southern Federal University. Philology, 29(1), 50–58. Retrieved from https://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/2035

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025)

Section

LINGUISTICS

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