No. 70 (2017): Southern Archive (philological sciences)
Ukrainian language and literature

ACTUALIZATION OF TABOOS RELATED TO HUMAN BODY IN UKRAINIAN SPEECH PRACTICE

YU. YELOVSKY

Published 2017-11-27

Keywords

  • taboo,
  • prohibition,
  • metaphor,
  • metonymy,
  • communication

Abstract

The article deals with analyzing verbal actualization of prohibitions related to the human physiology represented in the speech practice of Ukrainians. According to the analyzed materials, verbal taboos in Ukrainian speech practice can be divided into several groups connected with human physiology. This paper also represents the reasons causing above mentioned taboos.