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expression denoting approximately the same entity (Piirainen and
Dobrovols’kij (2005: 18)). In fact, the mechanism observed in the case of
such lexemes as wing(s) or tail is a metaphorically-based specialization of
meaning. Another process observed in the third group of aviation
vocabulary, for instance in the case of the lexemes aviation or aileron, is
the process of metaphorically-based borrowing.
Another observation emerging from the analysis is connected with the
transparency of metaphorical motivation. The metaphorical motivation is
obvious in the case of slang lexemes, e.g. birdman “a pilot,” as well as in
the case of lexemes allocated to the peripheries of the aviation LSP
bordering with LGP, e.g. wing. On the other hand, in lexemes with foreign
roots and no LGP related sense-thread, e.g. aviation or aileron, it is only
after closer linguistic scrutiny that the metaphorical background becomes
evident. Interestingly, in the early days of modern aviation a few more
vocabulary items that included the Latin root avia were used than are
today. These are, for example, the lexemes aviator, aviatrice which, in the
course of time have been replaced by synonyms with no bird-related sense.
All in all, the analysis above has to be considered merely as a
preliminary study on the issue of the metaphoricity of aviation vocabulary.
The tendencies indicated require further linguistic investigations.
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