FUNCTIONS OF STABLE COMPARATIVES OF RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES

Abstract

The article analyzes functions of stable comparative units of the Russian and English languages. It is noted that comparativity is presented as a means of categorizing assessments of phenomena and objects of the real world, such stable units reproduce the national picture of the world of speakers of the studied languages, including the sociolinguistic conditionality of their communicative behavior. The study of the functional and semantic aspect of phraseological units makes it possible to identify their semantic features revealed in their functions. When analyzing the functions of stable comparatives, it is important to rely on the division of speech activity into language and speech. Comparative stable units are included in the system of any language, including those studied by us, because they reflect the most general, stable structural and semantic features of a certain category of phraseological units. Emotional and expressive coloring is an integral part of the semantic structure of a stable comparative unit of both languages, it is present implicitly and does not depend on the nature of use. Functional properties are determined by the nature of these stable units and serve as the basis for strengthening their emotive coloring. The expressive function, which is associated with the expressive and emotional reflection of reality with the help of images of the surrounding world, is widely used as a means of artistic representation of reality. At the same time, it acquires various figuratively expressive, aesthetic functions.