On the Ancient Germanic concepts of ‘wealth’, ‘money’ in the light of Indo-European representations

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On the Ancient Germanic concepts of ‘wealth’, ‘money’ in the light of Indo-European representations
Авторы (текстом)
Anna L. Elsakova.
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Abstract

This article deals with basic concepts of Indo-Europeans: «wealth and money». The conceptual analysis reveals two-layered structure of the complex concept. The money is not a symbol of wealth but a unit of exchange.

Bibliographic reference
Anna L. Elsakova. On the Ancient Germanic concepts of ‘wealth’, ‘money’ in the light of Indo-European representations // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2008. № 4. Pp. 197–200.