Grotesque image of a human being in the texts of English-American fables: linguistic and cognitive mechanisms of its formation

Abstract

The description of linguistic and cognitive mechanisms of grotesque image of a human being formation in the texts of English-American fables is given. Conceptual system of comic in the English-American fable of Realism is presented by conceptual field A HUMAN BEING AS A MARIONETTE. Conceptual oxymoron PUBLIC vs. INDIVIDUAL serves as basis of grotesque image of a human being formation.

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Ю. Л. Главацька

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Ю. Л. Главацька (2016). Grotesque image of a human being in the texts of English-American fables: linguistic and cognitive mechanisms of its formation. Науковий вісник Міжнародного гуманітарного університету. Серія «Філологія», 24(2), 14-16. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-457426