USE OF METAPHOR IN THE STUDY OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH ZOONYMS IN THE KARACHAYEV-BALKAR LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article raises a problem of using metaphors in the study of phraseological units with zoonyms in the Karachay-Balkarian language. The relevance of this work is determined by the need to consider ways of studying phraseological units with zoonyms in the Karachay-Balkarian language and identifying a national-specific character in it. In addition, this layer of the language is considered not fully explored. The practical significance of the content of the article lies in the fact that results of the study can be applied in the study of the Karachay-Balkarian language to understand the culture of its speakers. The main conclusions are that phraseological units with zoonyms affect almost all animal names by gender, onomatopoeic principle, color, feeding, age, habitat, behavior, size, and so on. Phraseological units are such structural units of the language, in which, like nowhere else, the national and cultural characteristics of people are strongly reflected.