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Asymmetry Factors Of Russian Morbial Metaphors, Their Translations Into English And German

Table 1: The component analysis of an original metaphor’s meaning

Language Unit Decomposition criteria
original metaphor the basis for a metaphorical transfer (part of the referential meaning ) image (connotation) the pragmatic meaning new connotation
гибель the permanent end of the life  (here: the end of one’s independent and free life) not identified presence of an outer violent factor not relevant
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