SIMILES INCLUDING TEMPORAL NOUNS IN THE MIDDLE HIGH GERMAN COURTLY EPIC

Authors

  • Elena S. Tikhonova Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, Address: 5, Prof. Popova st., St. Petersburg, 194021, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-1028

Abstract

The paper deals with similes including temporal nouns in Middle High German courtly epics “Parzival” and “The Lay of the Nibelungs”. The ground, topic and vehicle of such similes, as well as their structure and syntactical role are considered. The most popular ground of similes with temporal nouns is the ‘presence/absence of light or shining’, while the most popular vehicle is the noun tac “day”. The ‘shining’ as a simile ground is typical not only for MHG courtly literature, but is also common for other Indo-European literatures, e. g. Ancient Greek or Indian. The usage of temporal nouns in similes allows to enable a vivid and not trite in the MHG period vehicle.

Keywords:

Middle High German, simile, temporal nouns, “Parzival”, “The Lay of the Nibelungs”

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Author Biography

Elena S. Tikhonova, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”, Address: 5, Prof. Popova st., St. Petersburg, 194021, Russian Federation

Doctor of Phylological Science (PhD), Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign languages, Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University “LETI”

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Published

2025-03-25

How to Cite

Tikhonova, E. S. (2025). SIMILES INCLUDING TEMPORAL NOUNS IN THE MIDDLE HIGH GERMAN COURTLY EPIC. German Philology at the St Petersburg State University , 6, 109–119. Retrieved from https://germanphilology.spbu.ru/article/view/19649

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II. LINGUISTIC UNITS AND THEIR TEXTUAL FUNCTIONS