L’anatomie naïve dans les langues slaves

The analysis of the vocabulary and phraseology of the Slavic languages allows to reconstruct a traditionnal image of the body and his interpretation. Our focus – only one piece of naive anatomy: the digestive tract. Slavic languages and dialects in their own way propose a ‘mapping’ of the structure of the internal organs. In some traditions, the digestive organs and especially the stomach are thought to be close to the heart and even confused with it, in other – with the lungs. Color and weight, selected as criteria for the description of these anatomical organs, suggest not only the visual observation, but also the manipulation of these body parts. But since ethnographers have very limited knowledge of anatomy, we must assume that the name of human organs have been transferred from the designation of animal entrails.In another group of vocabulary concerning the functioning of these body parts we find metaphors of digestion as a chemical process based on food processing with heat, souring or clotting. The stomach can also be described as a mechanism for the grinding food like millstones. In addition to the digestive organs phraseology used to describe a variety of emotional states, from anger to compassion

Biology · Cognitive science · Lexicalization · Linguistics · Phraseology · Slavic languages · Variety (cybernetics) · Vocabulary · Anatomy · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology

• Les nominations secondaires des “entrailles” en langue russe

  Open Access•Elena Berezovich, Elena L Berezovich et al.•Revue des études slaves•2018

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