Semantic features of kinship terms in Macedonian, English and German

Ulanska, Tatjana and Kuzmanovska, Dragana and Kirova, Snezana and Ivanova, Biljana (2021) Semantic features of kinship terms in Macedonian, English and German. Vospitanie Journal of Educational Sciences, Theory and Practice, 16 (1). pp. 55-59. ISSN 1857-8705

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Abstract

This paper describes the semantic features of kinship terms in Macedonian, English and
German and attempts to make a complete analysis in these languages. The paper compares the semantics of
kinship terms from a perspective of a comparative analysis of Macedonian, on one hand with English and German
on the other, as they belong to different language groups. These terms have proven to have specific particularities
which differ in system structure. The comparison between these three languages will show both similarities and
differences in the lexical fields of kinship terms, especially in Macedonian to English and German. Kinship terms
have been a subject of interest from various perspectives and analyses since these terms show unique national
features. Additionally, they have been discussed and researched from a cultural aspect as well, since they seem
to convey information about the cultural life of the people who speak a certain language. Therefore, kinship
terms can also be seen as a social symbol. The paper provides an insight into the comparative analysis presenting
similarities and differences in the lexical fields of kinship terms and, finally, draws a few conclusions and insights
concerning their cultural peculiarities.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Humanities > Languages and literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Philology
Depositing User:	Tatjana Ulanska
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2021 12:38
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2021 12:38
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/28426

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