title: Zoomorphic Culture Code as a Device of Human Appearance Conceptualization in the Bulgarian and Russian Linguocultures As Exemplified in Figurative Comparisons
abstract: The paper examines the zoomorphic culture code as a device of human appearance conceptualization in the Bulgarian and Russian linguocultures. The comparative study of Bulgarian and Russian figurative comparisons, representing human appearance, has identified the following relationship types: the relationship of complete equivalence; the relationship of structurally similar but semantically different figurative comparisons; the coincidence of the tertium comparationis against the discrepancy of c
journal: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2018)