LINGUISTIC AND SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPTS “HEAVEN” AND “HELL”

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the image of heaven and hell in fiction. It was also a study of the expression of these images between languages and religions. To achieve this goal, four supernatural place concepts were analyzed and an explanation was created for each concept. Comparison of received explanations consists of two parts: semantic and linguistic template.
A linguistic analysis of the images of heaven and hell in the form of an analysis of the meaning, content, similarities and differences of the fragments. The result of the research conducted in this article is very interesting, the differences of the images in the works are clearly noticeable. That is, in one work, the image of the sky is given in a separate section, and various planets, layers of the sky are described with pictorial expressions. In it, the image of hell is depicted in the form of different layers and layers, similar to the image of heaven, and in each layer it is told how people are located. In the next, heaven is represented by the presence of beauty, grace and refinement, while hell is represented by pain, torment, various torments, punishing creatures and fire. A lack of similarity in terms of image and expression is expected.
Two works are discussed in the article, one of them is a great example of Western culture, and the other is a beautiful masterpiece of the East. The following conclusions can be drawn from the discussion in the article.
First, it makes it easier to compare the abnormality associated with concepts in different languages.
Second, it reveals the embodied devices and concepts in the structure of supernatural place concepts, and also enables people to easily access these complex concepts.