FIGURATIVE SIGNS OF INANIMATE NATURE IN THE CONCEPTS ЛУНА AND MOND

Abstract

The concepts луна and Mond are space concepts and belong to the base of conceptual system. The paper is devoted to studying the structure of the concepts луна and Mond which includes figurative signs of inanimate nature. Signs of inanimate nature are subdivided into signs of elements, signs of substance and food, subject signs. With the example of fictional works the author analyzes the conceptual metaphors, which express figurative signs of inanimate nature in the Russian and German linguistic worldview. The author compares and analyzes the conceptual metaphors of the studied concepts, reveals the most frequent and productive cognitive models for both conceptual systems. The majority of the conceptual metaphors objectifying figurative signs of inanimate nature of the studied concepts are characteristic both of the Russian, and of the German conceptual system. However, the author notes cultural and specific signs, characteristic only of the Russian or only of the German linguistic worldview.