Abstract
The article considers the means of nomination of the emotional concept JOY and their place in the formation of the eponymous concept sphere in Plautus’ comedies. The means of direct nomination of this concept are formed from the base gaud- noun gaudium and the verb gaudere, which are dominant (63 %), derivatives from the base laet-: noun laetitia, the adjective laetus and the verbs laetari and laetifico (25 %), which form the core of the concepts’ sphere. The nuclear zone is manifested by the adjective hilarus (hilaris) borrowed from the Greek language and its derivatives (hilare, hilaritudo) (12 %), as well as the noun voluptas (13 %). Peripheral are the means of secondary nomination, which actualize the concept of JOY in the appropriate context. The context at the macro level, which is the main criterion in the absence of other markers, plays an extremely important role in the implementation of the analyzed concept.
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