The role of figurative nominations in formation of the concept «Loneliness» in a mystery novel by Ray Bradbury «Death Is a Lonely Business»

Authors

  • Екатерина Александровна Шушмарченко Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg

Abstract

Shushmarchenko Ekaterina Aleksandrovna

The article describes the concept «Loneliness» in fiction built upon the descriptions from the mystery novel by Ray Bradbury «Death Is a Lonely Business» where the concept shows up in figurative nominations that concretize conceptual dimensions and reveal its mental aspects. The results of the research present the individual idea of the loneliness in the text of the novel.

Key words: concept «Loneliness», figurative nominations, mental conceptual dimensions, concept in fiction.

Author Biography

Екатерина Александровна Шушмарченко, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg

aspirant, teaching assistant, department of linguistics and professional communication in foreign languages, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Yeltsin. E-mail: cait.riona@yahoo.com

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Published

2015-10-04

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Шушмарченко, Е. А. (2015). The role of figurative nominations in formation of the concept «Loneliness» in a mystery novel by Ray Bradbury «Death Is a Lonely Business». Proceedings of Southern Federal University. Philology, (3), 132–140. Retrieved from https://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/818

Issue

No. 3 (2015)

Section

LINGUISTICS

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