PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH CHҮUREK ‘HEART’ IN TUVAN AND RUSSIAN

Abstract

The aim of the research is to analyze semantic and comparative phraseological units with words that denote heart in Tuvan and Russian languages. This article examines phraseological units in a comparative aspect, the studied components are compared with reference to idioms in the two languages for the first time, what proves the scientific novelty of the research lies. Russian and Tuvan material has 113 phraseological units with words denoting heart: 78 phraseological units have been identified in the Russian language, and 35 – in Tuvan. The selected 113 phraseological units are divided into 39 lexical and semantic groups. The most numerous group reflects feelings of compassion. Some feelings, like connected with mental disorder, are found only in Tuvan.