LINGUOCULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH FRUIT NAMES
Keywords:
linguocultural features, cultural significance, the intercultural connections, the sociocultural exchanges.Abstract
This article delves into the linguocultural features of fruit names in English, examining how such names have evolved, their cultural values, and the role of fruits in symbolic and metaphorical language.
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