PROBLEMS OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (BASED ON THE PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS OF RUSSIAN AND CHINESE LANGUAGES)

Abstract

The article presents results of a study of some aspects of the difficulty of understanding and using phraseological units in the process of intercultural communication, caused by ethno cultural differences using the phraseological units of the Russian and Chinese languages as an example. The author conducts a comprehensive analysis of the semantic content of the concept of intercultural communication, stating its significance for the implementation of the communicative intentions of representatives of different linguistic cultures. Particular emphasis is placed on the functioning of phraseological units as important means of intercultural communication and the actualization of the problem of their understanding by representatives of different cultures in the process of communication. Analyzing phraseological units in the broad sense, the author gives their groups in Russian and Chinese. The article formulates the criteria according to which the difficulties of understanding Russian and Chinese phraseological units in the process of intercultural communication are classified, in particular the following: difficulties associated with differences in the historical sources of phraseological units in Russian and Chinese, cultural differences and difficulties in using them. The criteria reflect the main communication barriers in Russian-Chinese intercultural communication. The presented material allows us to conclude that phraseological units reflect the cultural specificity of the language and fulfill an important function in intercultural communication, therefore, it is necessary to pay attention not only to the historical origin of phraseological units and their cultural connotations, but also to the rules for their use in speech.