COMPARISON OF CULTURAL CONNOTATIONS OF PHYTONYMS IN RUSSIAN AND CHINESE

Abstract

. The article examines a problem of considering cultural connotations on the material of the Russian and Chinese languages. The relevance of the work lies in the need to study the figurative nomination of Russian and Chinese phytonyms. The aim of the study is to compare cultural connotations of phytonyms in Russian and Chinese languages. The author substantiates the idea that in Russian and Chinese the most common are selective and partial equivalents, as well as non-equivalent vocabulary. Particular attention is paid to examples of phytonyms and the level of connotations in the Russian and Chinese lexemes. The author highlights and describes characteristic features of cultural connotations of phytonyms, their reflection in proverbs and sayings, as well as in the national literature. The author concludes that phytonyms are a reflection of national culture, and in the Russian and Chinese national consciousness names of flowers and plants have their individual characteristics.