General linguistics
VALUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GERMANS’ MENTALITY THROUGH THE PRISM OF PROVERBS WITH THE COMPONENTS WASSER AND FEUER
Published 2017-11-27
Keywords
- folklore,
- mentality,
- proverb,
- associative image,
- values
Abstract
The article covers value characteristics of the Germans’ mentality that are fixated in proverbs with the components Wasser and Feuer. The interrelation between the mentality and folklore units is substantiated. The image-associative and semantic aspects of German proverbs with components to signify nature elements are analyzed and cultural values that are fixated in the proverbs are defined.