Language representation of “way to self” in yoga session (English language)

Ovsyannikova M. A.

The article presents the analysis of yoga teacher instructions during the video course. The study reveals a number of language means that can be regarded as implicatures. The implied notions are actualized in extended metaphors and similes. The dominant metaphor in yoga practice speech is denoted that of “let it go”.

Keywords:language representation, yoga, implication, metaphor, simile