Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne

Linguistic categorisation depends not just on our naming of distinctions that exist in the world, but also on our metaphorical and metonymic structuring of our perceptions of the world. In this study, two types of data are examined: inscriptions of compounds in –φάγος from the Reverse Modern Greek D...

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Main Author: Madeleine Voga
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Language:English
Published: Centre d'Études Balkaniques 2017-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ceb/6900
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description Linguistic categorisation depends not just on our naming of distinctions that exist in the world, but also on our metaphorical and metonymic structuring of our perceptions of the world. In this study, two types of data are examined: inscriptions of compounds in –φάγος from the Reverse Modern Greek Dictionnary (Anastassiadis‑Symeonidis, 2002/2008), e.g. οικοπεδοφάγος “land-eater”, as well as neologisms found in traditional and digital Greek media from 2013 to 2015, e.g. συνταξιοφάγος “pension-eater”. The important productivity of the formation, as well as the link between the semantic interpretation of these units and conceptual metaphors related to the verb τρώγω/φάγω is demonstrated. Conclusions include the acknowledgement that Modern Greek is currently in a period of lexicological change, in line with the important socio-economic change affecting the country since the beginning of the crisis.
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spelling doaj-art-b39ffbe275094e4fbd52cca9f9c8a5da2025-08-20T02:26:31ZengCentre d'Études BalkaniquesCahiers Balkaniques0290-74022261-41842017-03-0110.4000/ceb.6900Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderneMadeleine VogaLinguistic categorisation depends not just on our naming of distinctions that exist in the world, but also on our metaphorical and metonymic structuring of our perceptions of the world. In this study, two types of data are examined: inscriptions of compounds in –φάγος from the Reverse Modern Greek Dictionnary (Anastassiadis‑Symeonidis, 2002/2008), e.g. οικοπεδοφάγος “land-eater”, as well as neologisms found in traditional and digital Greek media from 2013 to 2015, e.g. συνταξιοφάγος “pension-eater”. The important productivity of the formation, as well as the link between the semantic interpretation of these units and conceptual metaphors related to the verb τρώγω/φάγω is demonstrated. Conclusions include the acknowledgement that Modern Greek is currently in a period of lexicological change, in line with the important socio-economic change affecting the country since the beginning of the crisis.https://journals.openedition.org/ceb/6900GreeceLinguisticsTwenty First centuryMetaphorical useDeverbal compoundsLexical morphemes
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Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne
Cahiers Balkaniques
Greece
Linguistics
Twenty First century
Metaphorical use
Deverbal compounds
Lexical morphemes
title Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne
title_full Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne
title_fullStr Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne
title_full_unstemmed Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne
title_short Les métaphores conceptuelles dans les synthèmes en -φάγος du grec moderne
title_sort les metaphores conceptuelles dans les synthemes en φάγος du grec moderne
topic Greece
Linguistics
Twenty First century
Metaphorical use
Deverbal compounds
Lexical morphemes
url https://journals.openedition.org/ceb/6900
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