Specificity of verbalization of the concepts of «good» and «evil» in the novel by M. A. Bulgakov «The Master and Margarita»
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Keywords

good and evil
linguistic analysis
concepts
vocabulary
context
etymology
fiction
cognitive linguistics

Abstract

The article analyzes how the concepts of good and evil are expressed from a linguistic point of view in M.A. Bulgakov's novel "The Master and Margarita". Words and expressions associated with these concepts, their meanings and ways of using them in the text are considered. Particular attention is paid to the etymological origin of the words "good" and "evil", analysis from the side of cognitive linguistics.

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