Abstract

The paper aims to reveal the structural-semantic features of the Tatar, Russian and English paroemias. Relying on the conducted analysis, the author identifies universal and nationally specific means of the animalistic image objectification, describes functions of the zoonym component in paroemias. Scientific originality of the study involves a comprehensive semantic analysis of the Tatar, Russian and English proverbs and sayings with the zoonym component. The research findings are as follows: the author proposes a structural-semantic classification of the Tatar, Russian and English paroemias, identifies their universal and nationally specific features. The researcher for the first time provides a comparative analysis of the Tatar, Russian and English paroemias from the viewpoint of cognitive linguistics, which allows identifying similarities and differences between the Tatar, Russian and English paroemiological worldviews.

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