PROVERBIAL SENTENCES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND THEIR COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS

Abstract

The article analyzes proverbial sentences of the English language and their communicative functions. It is noted that proverbs, as discursive units, can more actively realize their meaning and communicative and pragmatic potential within the framework of this activity. English proverbs represent a large and diverse range of figurative sayings that cover all aspects of English life. These language sayings are sentences in their structure. They have a didactic purpose, that is, they recommend, give advice, edification, warn, teach. Proverbs can be both simple and complex sentences. Imperative sentences have the greatest prevalence. They express advice, instruction, give recommendations, warn. The predicate in imperative sentences is expressed by a verb in the imperative mood. It is used in both simple and complex proverbial sentences. The structure of proverbs of the English language is organized according to strict laws of grammar and syntax, has clear formal manifestations that lend themselves to direct observation and description. After narrative proverbial sentences, incentive sentences come second, interrogative sentences are rare, they are rhetorical questions.