Keyword: «английский язык»

Abstract: Idioms represent an essential segment of the lexical system of any language, as they reflect both specific and universal ways of conceptualisation and patterns of thinking. Phraseology largely indicates the connection between culture and language. Indeed, idioms express various cultural contents, including the spirit, tradition, and history of a nation, making phraseology an important resource for reconstructing the linguistic pictures of the world. Phraseological meanings often rely on metaphorical structures and cognitive mechanisms that can explain their motivation and facilitate the acquisition in the context of foreign language learning. The aim of this study is to identify the cognitive mechanisms and cultural aspects underlying the phraseological meanings of the expressions containing components (Ser.) mačak/mačka / (Fr.) chat/chatte / (Engl.) cat in Serbian, French, and English. Through a comparative-contrastive analysis, we will explore similarities and differences in the ways the observed lexemes motivate phraseological meanings in Serbian, French, and English. Lexical-semantic analysis will be used to determine the equivalence between the observed idioms across the three languages. Additionally, we will suggest potential multimodal representations of the chosen idioms, with possible applications in (foreign) language teaching and lexicography. The corpus is excerpted from general and phraseological dictionaries of the Serbian, French and English languages, as well as from school textbooks, daily and weekly newspapers, digital publications, etc.

This article examines issues related to the ways of replenishing the lexical-semantic group of nouns with the meaning ‘drink’ in modern English. The article attempts to analyze the ways of replenishing the studied group of lexical units and to identify the most representative ways. The article describes such sources of replenishing the lexical-semantic group as word formation, borrowing and semantic derivation.

The article focuses on the necessity of organizing additional professional training of future foreign language teachers as part of the service teaching scheme. The research is based on the authors’ experience of implementing the “University – School” Volunteer Programme. The article concentrates on the possible ways of such kind of cooperation. The authors show the possibility of involving both sophomores and senior students into the process of realizing the service learning scheme. This approach guarantees that such cooperation ensures not only active learner participation in tackling educational challenges of the region but also gaining practical professional experience. All that serves the purpose of improving professional pedagogical training in the region.