LINGUISTIC REPRESENTATION OF IMAGES OF A HOST AND HOSTESS IN ARABIC, FRENCH AND RUSSIAN PROVERBS

Abstract

The article represents Arabic, French and Russian proverbial constructions. They have direct or implicit plan of expression, aphorism, describe situations containing philosophical generalizations or moral maxims. Proverbs are transmitted from generation to generation, are distinguished by their brevity, correctness of meanings, accessibility of language presentation and beauty of sound. This article is based on a detailed analysis of fragments of proverbial groups, reflecting the images of house hosts and semantic relations between them in the languages considered. The research is based on continuous sampling of fixed expressions from Arabic, French and Russian collections of proverbs. The Arabic and French proverbs are translated into Russian and are provided with linguistic and cultural commentaries. It should be noted that the article presents proverbs both in the Arabic literary language and in its territorial dialects, the names of the countries of which are indicated in brackets before their translation.