| Abstrakt: |
This study explores the relationship between conceptualization and culture in connection with the analysis of the phraseology based on the Hungarian body part name szem 'eye'. Its initial statement is that the key principle in the semantic organization of the phraseology of szem is conceptualization, which can be detected as being anchored to cultural models. This observation is evidenced by the examination of the meaning extensions of szem, which is in this case concentrated on the domain of CULTURAL VALUES. Within this domain, two cultural models are identified, namely, THE EYE AS THE SEAT OF HONOUR and THE EYE AS THE SEAT OF MORALITY, which entail further conceptualizations, including THE EYE AS THE MEANS OF MORAL EVALUATION, THE EYE AS THE MEANS OF MORAL REFLECTION, THE EYE AS THE INDICATOR OF CULTURAL VALUE, and finally, THE EYE AS THE EXECUTOR OF MORAL JUDGEMENT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
