TY - JOUR AU - Tsetskhladze, Nana PY - 2023/04/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Concept of 'Fire' in Georgian Phraseology JF - Transactions of Telavi State University JA - TUW VL - IS - 1(35) SE - LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS DO - 10.52340/tuw.2022.01.35.11 UR - https://journals.4science.ge/index.php/TUW/article/view/1699 SP - AB - <p>Nowadays, the study of language and culture through concepts is relevant. The article discusses fire as a concept in Georgian phraseology. <strong>Fire</strong> is a socio-cultural phenomenon: Fire is a sociocultural phenomenon: on the hearth, where the fire was lit, society developed and Light has become a magical apotropaic tool. The evaluative concept fire metaphorically expresses a mixture of positive and negative values, asymmetry, that is why the issue arouses interest. The evaluative concept of fire metaphorically expresses a mixture of positive and negative values, asymmetrythat is why the issue arouses interest. In different languages, researchers study the associative-psychological load of this lexeme (Belarusian, Czech, German, English, French, Italian) to reveal the difference in metaphorical thinking. Along with universal phraseology, there are also national-specific phraseology. Next to the universal phraseology, we have national-specific ones as well. The purpose of the article is to determine the connection between the primary and metaphorical meanings of fire;Revealing the linguistic, cultural and cognitive elements of the phraseology containing it.<strong> E.g.: &nbsp;</strong>In Georgian, fire is considered an ethno-specific metaphor. The research revealed its great semantic load as a phraseological concept. Ethnocultural values are accumulated in it: this social phenomenon is a metaphor of light, inner transformation. Deep emotions are conveyed through fire. The pain of the soul is experienced physically: eg. <strong>tsetskhlis tsakideba/shentoba, or tsetskhls shua dgoma, tsetskhls kris//akvesebs/afrgvevs</strong> which proves the close cognitive relationship between primary and secondary meanings of fire. The primary negative meaning dominates the metaphorical one as well. In Georgian, fire is a metaphor for love, it expresses positive connotations: activity, closeness, kinship, dedication, and to a large extent conveys negative semantics: most often anger, psychophysical impact, sadness, trouble, suffering, as well as preciousness, urgency, impatience, fight, quarrel, Fear, incitement, embarrassment, regret, not considering the risk, betrayal, selfishness, being in a hopeless situation, even aggravating this situation.</p> ER -