Somatisms with the LexemesLábin Hungarian,Nogain Serbian, andLeg/Footin English

Abstract

Abstract. Somatisms are phraseologisms which contain at least one body-part term as a constituent . They make up a considerable part of the phrasemes of any language . In this paper, we focus on the extent to which the equivalent(s) of the term láb occur(s) in Serbian and English somatisms . The research is based on a corpus extracted from both monolingual and bilingual phraseological dictionaries of Hungarian, Serbian, and English . The data are analysed primarily from a cognitive point of view, with the aim of establishing whether the three languages are comparable in terms of the meaning of the idiom as a whole . Degrees of equivalence are established based on whether there is an idiomatic expression in Serbian/English containing the lexeme noga or leg/foot, respectively . Another issue addressed in the paper is the choice of the English term (leg vs foot) in somatisms and the question of whether this choice is arbitrary . Though structure is of secondary importance only, we also take it into account in establishing the degree of equivalence between the items listed in the corpus . Lastly, we stress the similarities and differences noted in the way the body-part terms mentioned are employed in the phraseologisms of the three languages .

A Magyar Láb És a Szerb Noga Vezérszavú Frazémák Kontrasztív Vizsgálata

“…Több alkalommal is foglalkoztunk már a frazémák magyar-szerb viszonylatú kontrasztív vizsgálatával (Andrić 2013(Andrić , 2014(Andrić , 2015Halupka-Rešetar-Andrić 2017), s tettük ezt leginkább úgy, hogy az összehasonlítás alapját a magyar képezte, mégpedig azért, mert magyar nyelven a közelmúltban több frazeoló-giai szótár is napvilágot látott.…”