Lexical Semantic Analysis Research Articles

Students' social representations of risks in interacting with the Internet: cross-cultural aspect (Russia, Brazil, Romania)

Problem and purpose. Along with the obvious benefits, the digitalization of society carries its own risks. At the same time, in modern psychology there is not enough information about the differences in representations of such risks in different cultures. The purpose of the article is to empirically verify the assumption about the dependence of risk perceptions on the socio-cultural context. Methodology. The empirical part of the study was carried out through questionnaires, collected in different universities in three countries during academic and scientific visits (Russia: n = 112, Romania: n = 94, Brazil: n = 98) and drafting the evaluation reports of social risks perceptions (Abric coefficient). During the translation of the questionnaires, we used the focus group method and the method of translation of psychodiagnostic tools and questionnaires (S.V. Kudrya). Results. The data obtained showed that perceptions of risks depend on general perceptions of risks in the culture of a given country, legislation in the field of Internet security, as well as the duration and experience of interaction in social networks of the Internet. Thus, the" core " of the social representation of Russian and Romanian students about the results of risky behavior on the Internet are unproductive behavior in the information environment (TCP-92); demonstration of indifference (TCP-78) or aggressiveness (TCP-75), and for the Brazilian sample, the demonstration of psychological affliction is more typical (TCP-65). In addition, the lexical-semantic analysis of terms and concepts in the field of riskology used for empirical survey of students showed the presence of semantic cross-cultural differences in their understanding. Discussion and conclusion. The data obtained allow us to say that social perceptions of risks are influenced by socio-cultural and legislative peculiarities: the empirical part of the study showed a clear difference between the “core” and “periphery” both in the cross-cultural dimension and within the country samples. The lexico-semantic analysis of risk-generating behavioral patterns and ideas about risks showed cultural (linguistic) differences in this area and the need not only for adaptation and verification of diagnostic tools, but also for clarifying the meaning of various risk factors in the verbal plan.

ABOUT PHRASEOLOGY WİTH DİFFERENT COMPONENTS

This article deals with the study of phraseology, one of the most interesting scientific disciplines in world linguistics. Research in Uzbek and Turkish linguistics has been commented on. In Uzbek linguistics, attention is paid to the issue of grouping according to the meaning, lexical, methodological and semantic features of phraseology, and some shortcomings are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed on the semantic classification of phraseologies, the interpretation of complex phrases. It is explained by the scientific views of Turkish linguists on phraseology, the terms “deyim”, “tabir”. It is also argued that the common features of phraseology in all languages of the world are the same, and in the language of writers the use of phraseology to give national identity. Lexical-semantic analysis of phraseologies and phrases refers to the national language, which reflects similarities in the worldview, religion and customs of the speaking population. At the same time, the phraseology used in the Ottoman period in the Turkish language was analyzed lexically and semantically. For this purpose, the author Rashod Nuri Guntekin’s novels “Cholikushi” (“Çalıkuşu”), “The Enemy of a Woman” (“Bir Kadin Düşmanı”) were chosen as a source. In his novels, Rashod Nuri Guntekin notes that the protagonists have used too many expressions to ensure nationalism in their speech, and that no other can be used in their place. Praising the author's writing skills, the phraseology in his novels is analyzed lexically and semantically based on certain components. Accordingly, the expressions used by the author in the two works are classified according to a certain system. Author Rashod Nuri Guntekin's novels, on the other hand, contain a variety of components. Turkish writer Rashod Nuri Guntekin’s novels “Cholikushi” and “An Enemy of a Woman” contain interpretations of various components and use them to express different meanings.

FUNCTIONING OF OYCONYMS AND URBANONYMS IN AN EPIC NARRATIVE

Objective. The objective of the article is to study the principles and specifics of functioning oyconyms and urbanonyms in the epic narration as a part of the lexical-semantic system of the language. Methods. The main scientific results are obtained by an onomastic method, extralinguistic analysis, structural-paradigmatic and lexical-semantic analysis. The cognitive method states in the urbanonymic paradigm the key functional features of urban names in the epic and song-epic narration. Results. The toponyms and their varieties are found under the influence of fiction of ancient epics, ballads and folk songs, as well as chronicle and chronicle literature. But in the epic text, attention to the epic event and imidge is often more important than chronological accuracy, because in the epic narration the time is subordinated to the artistic aspect. The medieval epics differs from the chronicle narration, which must be documented. In the ballad the name acts as a poetonym (symbol) and at the same time functions as a deixis, which indicates historical events and manifests as a chronological marker of action. In epic text the oyconyms and urbononyms act as signs of ancient culture, take on the function of the coordinates of the medieval locus. They acquire in the literary text the meaning of toponymic and oyconymic concepts. Famous place names act as artistic symbols, at the same time confirming historical facts, battle scenes, etc. Toponyms are involved in the formation of historical-geographic and landscape-geographic descriptions, influence the mention politics, economics, trade, culture, specialties of business, identify the function of documenting text, linking to the locus. In the literary context is the medieval interest to linking urban area with names and including toponyms that mark the historical and discursive space and form new lexical and semantic fields. They themselves create a lyrical tonality and special atmosphere, in which the historical theme is similar to literary and poetic ones.

Lexical-semantic analysis of lingvocultures in French and Uzbek languages

Lexical-semantic analysis of lingvocultures in French and Uzbek languages

Interaction of Narrative and Lyrical Principles in Texts of Contemporary Musical Performers

A comprehensive linguistic study of the functional features of the linguistic and communicative-pragmatic organization of narrative in text materials posted on the Internet platform is presented. Particular attention is paid to how the interpenetration of the narrative and lyrical principles occurs within one work. The material for the research was the text of the hip-hop opera “Orpheus & Eurydice” posted on the re-source “Yandex.Music”. A complex technique of interpretation of narrative strategies based on the methods of functional-stylistic, communicative-pragmatic and lexical-semantic analysis was used. The question is raised about the peculiarities of the functioning of the lyric text within the narrative and about their relationship. The role played by the mythologization of the narrative text is shown in the article. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the author describes the relationship be-tween narrative and lyricism in the work. The question of establishing the determinants of hip-hop narrative is raised. The structure of a narrative text with elements of lyricism is considered. The results of the analysis of the peculiarities of the linguistic embodiment of the narrators and actants are presented. The author dwells on the communicative-functional structure of the studied text, describing the specific functions of the narrative with fragments of lyricism. A model for determining the leading type of cognitive modeling (narrative or lyrics) through the functional and linguopragmatic study of the hip-hop text is proposed.

Lexical-Semantic Analysis of the Adjective Poor in English: Definitions, Synonyms, and Antonyms

The article introduces the lexical-semantic aspect of the adjective poor in English, its synonyms, and antonyms. The analysis featured five English dictionaries: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus, Cobuild Advanced English Dictionary, The Free Dictionary, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, and Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The author analyzed the lexical-semantic variants of the adjective and determined its meanings. The component analysis allocated 46 semes and sememes, which were combined into eight thematic groups: 1. People: (poor) people / a group, poverty, emaciated, not very skilful (in a particular activity), needy, humble, meek; 2. Animal: (hungry) animal; 3. Material means: having, material, possessions, mean, petty / (little) money / insufficient wealth, used of land, barren (land), unproductive (land); 4. Lack / shortage: lacking / deficient; 5. Something material: very little of the substance, (little of a particular) substance, (poor) food; 6. Resources: supply (of something specified – resources, materials), (poor) country; 7. Evaluation: bad / not good, (being of a very low) quality, (being of a very low) quantity, (being of a very low) standard, inferior / very little (in quality), inferior (in value), (less) amount, (less) rate, (less) number, little / few, (in bad) condition, not normal, less (than adequate) / scanty / inadequate, negative, small (in worth), quality; 8. Emotional attitude: exciting , pity, (deserving) sympathy, unlucky, disappointing , disagreeable, indifferent, unfavorable, no pleasure. The adjective poor appeared to have 37 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Design and implementation of an efficient program interpreter for industrial robot

Robot program interpreter is an important tool for robot to realize real-time control and fast feedback. In order to simplify the process of robot programming and improve the interpretation efficiency of robot program, an easy-to-use and efficient industrial robot program interpreter is designed and implemented in this paper. The interpreter divides the robot program into two parts: variable definition and instruction call. The process of interpretation includes lexical analysis, syntactic analysis, semantic analysis and instruction interpretation modules. Using flex and bison tools to assist in the generation of lexical and syntactic analysis programs, this paper proposes child-sibling notation (CSN) to construct a syntax tree. In semantic analysis, the red-black tree structure of the map container is used to create a symbol table and record variable information. By the way of presetting type checking codes, errors in the program can be reported and handled. Finally, the interpreter traverses the syntax tree with depth-first algorithm, and calls the corresponding control function while interpreting the instruction sentence to execute the motion of robot. The experimental results show that the designed interpreter has high efficiency and stability in interpreting the robot program and meets the operational requirements of industrial robots.

МОДЕЛИ КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНЫХ МЕТАФОР ЭТИЧЕСКОГО КОНЦЕПТА «ЗЛО» В РУССКОЙ ФРАЗЕОЛОГИИ

Objective of this article is to describe models of conceptual metaphors of ethical concept “evilness” displayed and recorded in Russian phraseology, through the prism of national-cultural specificity of ethical fragment of Russian language picture of the world. Methods. We used the method of traditional linguistic analysis, lexical-semantic analysis and conceptual analysis. Results. The paper has shown that, on the one hand, among the diverse folk concepts, the concept “evilness” is determined as a basic-level concept, because it meets all the criteria for determining the basic-level concepts and acts as a reference point in the moral and value scale. On the other hand, in Russian phraseological units, the abstract ethical concept “evilness” can be represented as a materialized object (essence, substance, thing), including a specific object with specified features (functions, characteristics, attributes): liquid substance (water), spoiled food (spoiled apple) and goods, as a three-dimensional container and even as a mythological image (character): Baba-Yaga, the Devil and the Satan. Conclusions. The results obtained in this article allow us to say that these models are conceptual and metaphorical representation of evilness, largely shows not only ethnically related cultural characteristics of the ethical fragment of Russian language picture of the world, displayed in Russian phraseology, but also the cognitive specificity of Russian people.

Internet search and lexical-semantic processing of analogs when making decisions in various subject areas

A mathematical model of Internet search and lexical-semantic processing of analogs of the decisions made in various subject areas is proposed. The search is carried out on queries synthesized from descriptions of problem situations. The synthesis process is carried out in two stages. At the first stage, sentences from the text containing a description of the problem situation are classified taking into account the informativeness of the verbal association between them. At the second stage, the information content of each class is calculated. The most informative of the generated classes, after their indexing, are used as queries. In lexical-semantic processing, the found analogs of solutions are examined for sentiment. When assessing sentiment, linguistic dictionaries of tone-colored vocabulary are used, which are formed on the basis of special tone-colored thematic corpora of texts. In the extreme case, two types of dictionaries are created. The first type is intended for the analysis of the positive sentiment in the descriptions of the decisions made, and the second is intended for the analysis of the negative sentiment, that is, in the process of lexical-semantic analysis, mainly positive and negative aspects of the decisions made are considered. The results of the analysis are presented to the user (decision-maker).

SEMANTIC SPECIFICITY OF ADJECTIVES DENOTING A SUCCESSFUL PERSON /THING IN ENGLISH AND UKRAINIAN

Comparative studies fascinate scholars working in various branches of human activity. In linguistics, onlycomparison helps find out both common and distinctive features of the languages and trace their interconnections as well as specificity. The present paper deals with the comparative research of two distantly related languages - English and Ukrainian - on the material of adjectives denoting a successful person/thing. The topic in question is relevant and contributes to further studies of lexical and comparative semantics, cross-language and crosscultural communication, lexicography, etc. The adjectives in question occupy significant places in the vocabulary of the languages under study. The concept of success belongs to basic social and cultural values and is studied in philosophy, sociology, psychology, linguistics and other sciences. Having introduced the methodology of formalized analysis of lexical semantics, one of the requirements of which is a formal criterion – belonging of the lexical units to one part of speech – the author of this paper collected, analyzed and classified the obtained language material from lexicographical sources. Depending on the degree of polysemy, three groups in English and two in Ukrainian have been formed. Each of them possesses its own features alongside with their common characteristics. Comparative research of the definite fragment of lexis resulted in in-depth analysis of its system and structural organization, semantic specificity, both common and distinctive featuresas well as its representation in corresponding language and culture bearers’ consciousness.

The proportion of arabic isophical compounds in the “baburnoma” with the original

The article analyzes the issue of the proportion of Arabic isophical compounds in the work of Zahriddin Muhammad Babur “Baburnoma” with the original. Assimilation in the composition of isofic compounds is a lexical-semantic analysis of words. In Uzbek linguistics, Tajik isophal compounds have been studied more deeply.And Arabic isophal compounds are relatively poorly studied. Researcher M.Yusupov's candidacy on the topic “Types of isafet constructions in prose works of Alisher Navai” devoted Chapter 3 to the study of Arabic isopha.

РУСИЗМЫ В СОВРЕМЕННОМ СЕРБСКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ

This paper considers, from the point of view of modern theory of language in contact, words loaned from the Russian language or through the Russian language that are still in active use in the modern Serbian language. The aim of this paper is to determine the corpus of these elements in the dictionaries of the modern Serbian literary language, as well as to conduct a morphological and lexical-semantic analysis of the collected material. Many of these words are not perceived as borrowings by speakers of the Serbian language, but it is a fact that these elements came to the Serbian language from Russian. The author studies the words with the label rus. , identified by the analysis of Serbian language dictionaries. Words of Russian origin that are on the periphery of the lexical fund of the Serbian language, such as archaisms and historicisms, have not been taken into consideration.

O pochodzeniu i rozwoju semantycznym leksemu pluta jako przykładzie zbieżności polsko-wschodniosłowackich w leksyce meteorologicznej

The text discusses an example of a lexical unit which is common to the Polish language and the eastern Slovak dialect. A lexical-semantic analysis of the Polish pluta ‘wet weather’ and the East Slovak pľuta/pluta ‘idem’ is conducted in the all-Slavic context. Research utilizes dictionary materials, linguistic atlases and index cards of dictionaries. Apart from the basic meaning which denotes wet weather, the lexeme also refers to objects and phenomena associated with water, wetness, e.g. fords, puddles, small ponds, little lakes, floods. It is also the basis of certain hydronyms. The article discusses the problem of etymology. The proto-form is constituted by *pľuta, which is derived from the PIE root *pleu̯- ‘to flow, to stream, to overflow’. The word is compared with the descendants of the cognate Proto-Slavic homonym *pluta. The northern Slavic *pľuta has a much more limited range. Considering the possibility of borrowing to the Ukrainian and the Belarusian language and the ambiguous etymology o the Lower Sorbian plut/pluta, the word in question most likely constitutes a common Polish-eastern Slovak lexical-semantic innovation.

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE ADVERTISING-TEXTS: A CASE OF GERMAN LANGUAGE ADVERTISEMENTS

The article considers the main features of the composition of advertising texts in the German-speaking environment. The search-material is based on German language women's clothing advertising from popular German online stores and magazines (e.g., "Kenwood", "ALDI", "KIK", and etc.). The aim of this research is to study the functioning of compositional blocks in the texts of German advertising and the features of advertising texts within the German mass media discourse. The main compositional elements of the advertising text are characterized and the lexical-semantic analysis of each of its compositional parts is given. The following methods were used: the method of linguistic observation with the following procedures of systematization and classification of linguistic facts. Structural-semantic analysis was used to determine the features of the compositional structure of the advertising text. Despite the fact that advertising texts are small in volume, it is interesting to study their compositional structure, lexical and semantic content of each compositional component. The composition of the advertising text is optional and depends mainly on the pragmatic goals of each advertising text. It is important so speak about the semantics and pragmatics of compositional blocks. However, there is a certain structural pattern for creating advertising text, which takes into account all possible goals and intentions of the author of the advertisement. The article pays special attention to slogans and titles, as important compositional elements of the advertising text, because they perform both informative and motivational functions. The reader learns direct information about the products being sold from the main compositional block of the advertising text. The final part of advertisement has also its pragmatic purposes and types of manifestation. The study of advertising texts leads to the conclusion that the composition of advertising text is dynamic and depends not only on the purpose of creation, but also on the model chosen for its creation.

VERBALIZATION OF THE CONCEPT DOUBT BY MEANS OF EPISTEMIC MODALITY

The article considers verbalization of the DOUBT concept by means of epistemic modality, namely epistemically marked words and phrases. The relevance of the study is due to the tendency to study epistemic modality (Palmer F., Halliday M.), epistemic words (Biber D., Wierzbicka A.), phrases of harmonious / disharmonious type (Aijmer K., Hoye L.) and intensifier words (Quirk R.). However, the verbalization of the DOUBT concept by these units has not yet been studied. The object of research is the ways of verbalization of the DOUBT concept by means of epistemic modality, and the subject of research is the meaning of epistemic words and phrases Adv + V / V + Adv, Modal V + Adv, Adv + Adj, Adj + N, where the main words are epistemically marked words, and adverbs and adjectives act as modifiers and intensifiers of meaning. Material of the research ‒ dictionary definitions of epistemic words, word combinations of epistemic words with adverbs-intensifiers in the Oxford Collocations Dictionary, modern English fiction from the 90s of the XX century until now. The research methodology consists in using component analysis of epistemic words to determine words with the “uncertain” seme, lexical-semantic analysis to distinguish verbalizing words of the DOUBT concept, in analyzing the compatibility of epistemic words with intensifier words and pragmatic analysis of epistemic words and phrases. The results of the study are the identification of the semantic features that are inherent in the words verbalizing the concept DOUBT and their grouping by semantic features. Studies of harmonic / disharmonious type phrases allow to refer to the phrases-verbalizers of the DOUBT concept those that contain units that express a weak force of modality (e.g. could possibly), and those whose meaning is modified by intensifier words in the direction of intensification of uncertainty (e.g. will possibly). In the phrases Adv + V / V + Adv, Adv + Adj, Adj + N the influence of the adverb of degree on the meaning of the phrase was traced. The compatibility of epistemic words to denote the DOUBT concept and epistemic words of confidence and probability with amplifiers, emphasizers and downtoners (Quirk R. terms) has been studied. It has been found that the use of epistemic words of confidence and probability with downtoners mitigates the confidence of such a phrase and contributes to its attribution (e.g. hardly believe) to the traditional verbalizers of the DOUBT concept.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ ФУНКЦИОНИРОВАНИЯ ЭВФЕМИЗМОВ В ЗАГОЛОВКАХ СТАТЕЙ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ ТЕМАТИКИ В РОССИЙСКИХ ПЕЧАТНЫХ СМИ

Statement of the problem. The article examines the features of the functioning of euphemisms and analyzes the most likely intentions of their use in the headlines of the Russian printed media. The purpose of the article is to study functioning of the Russian-language euphemisms found in the headlines of the Russian printed media. The methodology of the study includes analysis and synthesis of research works by Russian and international scientists in the field of cultural linguistics, lexicology and stylistics, collection of lexical material, structural and semantic analysis of euphemistic units and interpretation of intentional strategies for the units under consideration. Research results. The main factors contributing to the use of euphemisms in the headlines of modern Russian printed media are identified; the most common methods of euphemization are indicated; the quantitative analysis results for the applied probable euphemistic intentions are presented. Conclusion. The study of speech euphemization and probable euphemistic intentions in the field of printed media makes it possible to clarify the features and thematic specifics of the analyzed phenomenon. The main driving types of requirements for the use of euphemisms in modern printed Russian-language media are formulated. The priority topic, which is most often euphemized and causes the emergence of new antiphrasis expressions, is identified. The most common way of euphemism formation is indicated. The quantitative analysis results are given on the prevalence of certain probable euphemistic intentions.

Lexical and semantic features of the names of herbaceous plants in dialects of the Khanty language

Introduction. The vocabulary of the plant world of the Khanty language contains a significant amount of information, closely connected with ethno-mentality, ethnography and thinking of the people. In this regard, the study of vegetation seems to be one of the most interesting layers of the vocabulary, since it reflects the degree of practical and cultural development of the surrounding nature. The purpose of the article is to establish the lexical and semantic features of the nominations of wild-growing herbs, the definition of dialectal features. The aim of the research is to identify the nominations of herbs with the greatest possible completeness, to establish the lexical meaning of each name in dialects of the language. The relevance of the topic is determined by the research interest to the study of differences between the dialects in the theoretical and practical terms; the attention recently been paid to folk spiritual and material culture; and the loss of certain plant names in the modern Khanty language. Materials and Methods. The study uses a set of methods and techniques for analyzing linguistic material: the method of semantic classification, lexical-semantic analysis, word-formation, linguistic-geographical analysis, as well as the elements of etymological analysis. The description is the main method for studying names of the plants. The source of the material is based on the vocabulary of the Khanty language, which was collected during field work; the source of Eastern dialects was the materials contained in lexicographic publications. When collecting the lexical material, the observation was conducted mainly on the speech of representatives of the older generation, as well as the people who have a traditional way of life, who retain the patterns of active spoken language. At the same time, not only facts that are in the active vocabulary of speakers were recorded, but also the words related to the passive vocabulary, which native speakers use only in conversations and sharing the memories of the past. Results and Discussion. The study of dialectal material based on the names of plants in the Khanty language is of great research interest. The life of the Khanty people since ancient times is closely connected with nature, the vocabulary of the plant world covers almost all spheres of economic activity of the Khanty, thereby making up a significant part of their vocabulary. In Khanty linguistics, this vocabulary has not yet been the subject of a special and detailed study, which makes it an urgent research task for today. The article identifies the signs that underlie the motivation of plant names and highlights the borrowed words. Conclusion. The collected vocabulary tells about the richness and vastness of phytonymic vocabulary of the Khanty language. The authors collected about 50 Khanty names of wild herbaceous plants in the Northern and Eastern dialects of the Khanty language. As a result of the research, new lexemes were identified and described, and the interpretation of the semantics of lexemes was clarified. Late borrowings of Russian origin are recorded. It was found that some dialect words are not actively used in the modern Khanty language. In flora vocabulary, the diversity and multiplicity of the nomination principles was revealed.

Views on environment in biocognitive studies of language (Linguo-philosophical analysis)

A human being, as a biological species with language ability, and the environment are in constant interactions and function as a unity. Interactions determine human thinking and behavior as well as changes in the environment. However, the methodology of researching dynamic processes of cognition has not yet been developed, directions of its practical applications haven’t been clearly defined. The paper deals with the views of biologically oriented scientists on a triad MAN-LANGUAGE-ENVIRONMENT and lexical semantic analysis of the word environment in the Russian language. The received data is analyzed and generalized; its practical application is discussed. The key aspects of the environment related to human being/observer activity are the niche as perceptual medium of the observer, a human as biological-cultural being, language activity and signs determined by experience, a need as a specific state of the observer willing to act. The biocognitive approach to the investigation of environment allows us to identify interrelations among environment, language and a human being in theory and in practice. Having recognized the linguistic status of the concept environment, we will be able to expand the fund of knowledge about a human being and significantly advance in the development of the methodology of language as a biocognitive phenomenon.

The Influence of Modern English Loanwords on the Verbal Code of Russian Culture

The aim of the article is to introduce the authors’ perspective on how English loanwords are changing the structure and the content of the verbal code of Russian culture and the Russian linguistic pictures of the world, as well as on how the latter might change the former. Having used the continuous sampling method, observation method, and synchronic-diachronic approach (lexical semantic analysis, comparative semantic analysis, morphological and quantitative analysis), the authors have allocated and analyzed 487 loanwords, which led to the introduction of three distinguished types of interaction between the verbal code of the Russian language and foreign loanwords. The first interaction type is the process whereby the loanwords adapt semantically to the rules of the host language and culture, which leads to the complete change of a loanword meaning or its modification (15 words). The second interaction type is connected with the loanwords bringing new concepts to a host language and indicating borrowed ideas and objects (270 words). The differentiation of these two interaction types is based on the results of a synchronic and diachronic study of the loanwords in Russian. The analyzed interaction types are linked to the changes in the host language’s verbal code. A concept of a “hybrid linguistic picture of the world” is being introduced as the one constituting the third interaction type (201 words). According to the authors, the hybrid linguistic picture of the world is developing at the current stage of the Russian language and is caused by the process of the morphological adaptation of English loanwords, which is manifested in the production of hybrid words and Russian words being actively substituted by English borrowings.

Метафорические модели дискурсивного конструирования негативного образа России в испанских СМИ

This article deals with the problem of discourse designing of the negative image of Russia in Spanish mass media using metaphorical models with the target domain “Russia”. Within the framework of this study, a metaphorical model is defined as a mental scheme of connections between different conceptual domains, which is formed and fixed in the minds of native speakers. The material includes Spanish articles from reputable sources (El País and BBC News in Spanish) mentioning Russia (over 500,000 characters in total). With the use of discourse, corpus and lexical-semantic analysis as well as conceptual analysis of metaphorical models, the author found that the negative image of Russia is constructed in Spanish political media discourse through the following metaphorical models: “Russia is the country of Putin”, “Russia is the heir to the USSR” and “Russia is a pseudo-saviour of the world”. The following frames can be distinguished within the structure of the model “Russia is the country of Putin”: 1) Russia belongs to Putin; 2) Putin is a lifelong president; 3) Putinism is an ideology of Russian citizens. The metaphorical model “Russia is the heir to the USSR” includes the following stereotypical scenarios: 1) authoritarian, undemocratic methods of governance; 2) “Soviet” way of living; 3) backward economy. The frame that exists within the model “Russia is a pseudo-saviour of the world” actualizes the scenario of providing humanitarian aid for show. Among the lexical and grammatical representatives of these metaphorical models are the following: prepositional construction with de and the proper name Putin; adjectives with the semes “infinitely long, eternal” and “entire”; adjectives containing semes of distance/separateness; lexeme soviético, etc. The nominative field of the considered image contains both direct nominations, represented by the toponyms Rusia, Moscú and Kremlin, and metaphors that are mainly related to the size of the state. The stereotypical features of the source domain make it possible to create a negative image of Russia as an authoritarian, undemocratic state with an almost monarchical system, outdated Soviet governance methods, saviour-ofthe-world ambitions, and ostentatious behaviour in the international arena.