Adjectives in the Superstitions of the English, Russian, and Mari Languages (original) (raw)

Superstitions always played a very important role in the life of folks determining their behaviour, foreseeing future events, warning about something that can happen or prohibiting some actions which may bring damages and misfortunes. The article considers folk superstitions connected with the rites of passage in the English, Russian, and Mari languages. These rites include pregnancy and birth of a child, wedding, and funerals. All the rites of passage are studied from the point of view of three time periods. Authors analysed the superstitions, found adjectives, and grouped them according to their meaning. The analysis has revealed seven groups of adjectives: 1) adjectives naming colours, 2) adjectives describing appearance of people and things, 3) adjectives naming time, age, and distance, 4) adjectives naming condition, quality or features, 5) adjectives giving assessment, 6) adjectives naming material and origin, 7) adjectives talking about fate. The results of the studies had so...

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