РОССИЙСКО-АМЕРИКАНСКИЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ КАК СФЕРА-МАГНИТ ДЛЯ МЕТАФОР СО СФЕРОЙ-ИСТОЧНИКОМ «ПРИРОДА»

Abstract

The theory of metaphorical modeling of reality is the basis of the author`s approach to the study of political metafors. The analysis of the metaphorical model Russian-American relations is the World of Nature (wildlife) showed that it is one of the most productive models in Russian press. Metaphor is one of the unstruments of cognition. Therefore it helps create a model of relations between Russia and the USA in the mind of a Russian addressee. It also enables us to understand general laws and economic dialogue between the countries. Among the aims of the reseacher is transformaing (not onle reflecting) the ways of thinking about the USA in Russian linguo-culture. ; The theory of metaphorical modeling of reality is the basis of the author`s approach to the study of political metafors. The analysis of the metaphorical model Russian-American relations is the World of Nature (wildlife) showed that it is one of the most productive models in Russian press. Metaphor is one of the unstruments of cognition. Therefore it helps create a model of relations between Russia and the USA in the mind of a Russian addressee. It also enables us to understand general laws and economic dialogue between the countries. Among the aims of the reseacher is transformaing (not onle reflecting) the ways of thinking about the USA in Russian linguo-culture.