Motivace názvů na označení pozitivních emocí ve slovanských jazycích ve srovnání se západogermánskými jazyky
| Title in English | Motivation of Terms for Positive Emotions in Slavic Languages Compared to West Germanic Languages |
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Conference abstract |
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| Description | The main goal of this study is to identify the motivation behind selected terms denoting positive human emotions in Slavic and West Germanic languages, and then to compare these motivations across the two investigated language groups. The following names of positive human emotions were chosen for this study: happiness, joy, love, bliss, hope, inspiration, pleasure, satisfaction, passion, anticipation, calm, admiration, curiosity, and gratitude. The diachronic aspect of motivation became the primary focus of our analysis. To identify it, we consulted explanatory and etymological dictionaries and analyzed the internal form of the selected words. The results of the study show that, in many cases, the names of positive emotions in Slavic and West Germanic languages are based on different Proto-Indo-European roots and reflect motivations of diverse origins. However, there is also a relatively wide range of words whose motivations match - either fully or partially - in both language groups. |
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