Floristic metaphor in french and tatar literary texts

Abstract

© 2020, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved. This study is devoted to the floristic units of the french and tatar language, which underwent a metaphorical transformation in artistic discourse. The aim of the study is to determine the most significant directions of metaphorical transfer, to identify the common and unique in the process of metaphorization in languages of different structure. The objects of study were floronyms-names of plants in French and Tatar languages, meronyms-names of parts of a plant, as well as lexical units indicating the stage of plant development. The results of the work can be applied in studies of lexicography, translation studies and language theory.