Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The article examines the shifting normative role of the conceptual metaphor of anger in Ukrainian. An online survey supports the hypothesis that conventional figurative expressions of anger are declining in their regulatory function, while they are increasingly perceived as offensive and impolite, particularly in urban contexts and among younger speakers. This shift is driven by a change in the figurative interpretation of anger-related idioms, which are increasingly understood more literally, especially in power-dynamic contexts.
Author: Iryna Pinich
Institution: Kyiv National Linguistic University
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409234408