THE PHRASEOSEMANTIC FIELD “ACTION” AS A COMPONENT OF THE VALUE ’HEALTH’ IN THE PHRASEOLOGY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to highlight, analyze and describe the phraseosemantic field “Action” as a mandatory component of the ’health’ value in the phraseosystem of the English language. The object of study is English phraseological units of the core of this field, selected from authoritative English explanatory dictionaries; the subject of research is the determination of key qualification features of the phraseosemantic field “Action”. As a result of the work carried out, units representing the English phraseosemantic field “Action” were selected, their contextual use was presented, and a conceptual description of the units of the core of this field was carried out. In general, health is positioned as a natural, non-transitory, absolute vital value of the highest level of the hierarchy of values, along with beauty, truth, and happiness. Conclusions. The analysis of the selected material shows that the basis for preserving, maintaining and achieving the value of ’health’ is the ability of a person to actively and purposefully act, enter into productive relationships, relationships with people, the surrounding material and non-material world. Activity is defined as the process of performing a certain purposeful and clearly understood action by the subject, in particular physical. It is possible and provided by the subject in the presence of conditions necessary for a healthy person, including: the absence of disease, normal body functioning, body dynamic balance in the “Human — Environment” system; spiritual and social well-being, the ability to adapt, the performance of social functions (communication, work, education, etc.). The main parameters of human activity: processability, dynamism, physiological conditionality, ability to perform. The key qualification features of the English phraseosemantic field “Action” are determined: representation, for the most part, of the beginning of a certain action, process; practical, empirical implementation and direction of activity; energy, perseverance and liveliness during the performance of a certain activity.