2023 # 2 (58)
Mirchevska-Boševa B., Veljanovska K.
The Phraseological Image of Interpersonal Relations
Abstract
The subject of interest of this paper are interpersonal relations and their expression through zoonymic phrasemes in Macedonian Language. The nature and quality of interpersonal relationships, the degree of cooperation, trust and mutual respect, the specific psychological atmosphere and the emotional connection between people are processed according to the Vidovic Bolt model (Vidovic Bolt 2011: 128–134) which includes mutual understanding, equality in relationship on one side and humiliation, scolding, gossip, deception, dissent, punishment, murder etc. The purpose of this paper is to present the diverse and rich picture of interpersonal relationships created with the help of phrasemes that have a zoonym as their component, to determine the mechanism of meaning formation in these units.
Key words
phraseology, zoonyms, interpersonal relations, Macedonian language