Metaphors and stereotypes express reality and the truth only partially, so their authenticity and their function in language, grammar and semantics are determined by the range of our physical and cultural experience, which is the basis of their abstraction. In some cases, metaphorical concepts can be extended from the domains of literal meaning into the range of figurative language. Figurative language often serves to express basic and cultural values. Within the mainstream culture evaluation is partly influenced by subculture, which shares basic values, but prioritises them differently. This contribution deals with the stereotypes and symbols of the themes of greed and wandering in relation to Jewish subculture.
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