PT Journal
AU Lavicka, D
TI Personification in Czech Vernacular Names of Flowers and Birds
SO Bohemica Olomucensia
PY 2024
BP 148
EP 162
VL 16
IS 2
DI 10.5507/bo.2024.027
DE Personification; Vernacular Names; Names of Birds; Names of Flowers; Linguistic Image of the World
AB The article focuses on personification in Czech vernacular names of flowers and birds. It explores different forms of personification used in vernacular names and compares the metaphors in each of the two domains in order to show how flowers and birds are per- ceived with regard to anthropocentrism.
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