КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНІ ЕКОТЕМИ В АНГЛОМОВНОМУ БІБЛІЙНОМУ ЕКОДИСКУРСІ
Journal Title: Вісник Київського національного лінгвістичного університету. Серія Філологія - Year 2018, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction. This article examines the key discourse-forming biblical ecoconcepts of GOD, NATURE, HUMAN BEING, and SOCIETY. In their interrelation they constitute conceptual ecotopics of the Bible, which reveal the essence of human harmonious existence in the God’s created world. The paper focuses on defining conceptual ecotopics relying upon the notion of reconstrual as an interpretation of biblical narrations’ conceptual content by applying R. Langacker’s cognitive operations of prominence, profiling, and trajector / landmark alignment. Purpose. The paper aims at identifying the main conceptual ecotopics of English biblical ecodiscourse. Methods. The methodology of conceptual analysis that integrates elements of contextual, interpretative, and prototype analyses made it possible to describe each key discourse-forming biblical ecoconcept as a prototypical ground for ecological subconcepts and conceptual ecotopics. Results. The paper highlights the conceptual ecotopic “God’s attitude to man” as a product of the integration involving two key discourse-forming biblical ecoconcepts, those of GOD and HUMAN BEING. In the story about Israelites crossing the Red Sea the integration of these ecoconcepts is realized through the ecological subconcept of PUNISHMENT marked by the conceptual descriptor God’s punishment as a manifestation of God’s will. The latter is formed by a set of conceptual features actualized in multiple autrecontexts, which represent the conceptual structure of the respective biblical narrations. Conclusion. The research proves that the main conceptual ecotopics of English biblical ecodiscourse come down to the following: “God’s creation of nature”, “God’s creationof human being (society)”, “Man’s attitude to nature created by God”, “Man’s attitude to family and society prescribed by God”, “God’s attitude to man”, “Man’s attitude to God”.
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Олена ЖИХАРЄВА
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