COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH A COLOUR DESIGNATION COMPONENT IN THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES (WITH REFERENCE TO THE ENGLISH-RUSSIAN PHRASEOLOGICAL DICTIONARY)

Abstract

The article reveals a problem of developing a system analysis of English and Russian phraseological units with the name of colour, which allows identifying the structural and semantic features of the studied units. The symbolism and classification of phraseological units with the name of colour are considered. The main aim of the study is to conduct a system analysis of the above units. The developed system analysis of English and Russian phraseological units with the name of colour is implemented. Thus, based on the analysis of English and Russian phraseological units with the name of colour, the structural and semantic features of these units are revealed. The aim of the study is achieved. The presented material allows to conclude that the ideas about colour in English and Russian cultures have a number of similarities and differences that affect the phraseological meaning. The results of the study are valuable for further development of the analysis of the specifics of phraseological units with the name of colour.