The reflection of mythical image in the seme “dog”

Abstract

The article describes mythological concepts and images, which represent the earliest stage of human thinking, preserved in the deep layers of linguistic subconsciousness since the beginning of human consciousness, based on cinemorphisms. Linguistic units and figurative expressions related to cinemorphisms are a legacy of ancient mythological worldviews. Mythology is an archaic form of perceiving and understanding the surrounding world and represents a cognitive system of human interaction with reality. The purpose of this article is to identify the archetypal worldview hidden in the deep layers of language by analyzing mythological concepts related to the dog sema in taboos and euphemisms. It is argued that mythological concepts, formed at the earliest stages of human consciousness, have been preserved in the linguistic system through cinemorphisms. The study employs a lexical-semantic method to analyze the semantic structure of linguistic units and their interconnections. Additionally, a comparative-historical method was used to examine the evolution and transformation of linguistic units. Mythological concepts have influenced the formation of linguistic units associated with the dog sema. Figurative expressions and linguistic constructs linked to cinemorphisms are remnants of ancient times. Taboos and euphemisms found in various languages confirm the preservation of mythological perceptions at the subconscious level of language. This phenomenon highlights the significant role of mythological concepts in the evolution of human consciousness and language. Thus, mythological concepts, forming the foundation of cinemorphisms, define the early stages of human cognitive development. Examining the mythological structure as a unified system opens new theoretical perspectives for the comprehensive study of mythological phenomena.

Keywords: linguistics, cynomorphism, semantics, phraseology, mythology.