Open AccessSEMANTIC AND LINGUOCULTURAL SPECIFICITY OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH COMPONENTS HEN, CHICKEN IN THE MODERN UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE
Author(s) -
Oleksandr Shulenok
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vìsnik žitomirsʹkogo deržavnogo unìversitetu ìmenì ìvana franka. fìlologìčnì nauki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-4463
pISSN - 2663-7642
DOI - 10.35433/philology.2(95).2021.161-171
Subject(s) - phraseology , ukrainian , linguistics , psychology , sorrow , literal and figurative language , social psychology , philosophy
The article deals with the study of ornithonyms "hen", "chicken", which are part of the phraseology of the modern Ukrainian language. The object of phraseology is considered in a broad sense of the word – this intermediate level includes both idioms and proverbs, sayings, idiomatic figurative comparisons, and so on. It is found that phraseological units with the names «hen», «chicken» are widely represented in the Ukrainian language and are actively used by speakers to enhance the figurative characteristics of man, the situation, quite fully and conceptually represent different areas of material and spiritual life. The semantic and linguistic-cultural peculiarities of idiomatic expressions with ornithonyms "hen", "chicken" are analyzed. It is determined that the semantic structures of the studied phrases contain a significant number of metaphorical meanings used to denote a person. It is established that the majority of idioms with studied components describe human traits: positive (caring, diligence, observation, humility, gentleness) and negative (cunning, foolishness, carelessness, talkativeness, greed, meanness, deceit, indecision, dirtiness, etc). In addition, constant expressions that characterize emotional states (joy, sadness, fussiness, anger, loneliness, etc.), social statuses (wealth, poverty, family relationships), physical characteristics (poor eyesight, hunger), appearance are given in the article. Phraseological units related to the main function of a hen (laying eggs), chicken feed (cereals) and predators (fox), which pose a danger to hens, are also widely represented in the Ukrainian language. Symbolism, existing signs, beliefs associated with these birds are studied. The examples of functioning the analyzed ornithophraseologisms in literary and publicist texts are given. The typical conception that exists in the collective consciousness of Ukrainians about the names "hen", "chicken" is also highlighted.