SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF COLOR METAPHORS IN GUZELI YAKHINA’S NOVEL “MY CHILDREN”

Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive analysis of the functions of the black, white and red color groups in the specific literary novel “My Children” by Guzeli Yakhina – semantics, metaphorical and symbolic potential. The main attention is paid to the definition of the word-color designation of the extension of semantics. If the color values in the novel “My Children” by Guzeli Yakhina are polyfunctional, then in a particular text they simultaneously perform many functions, such as nominative, informational, evaluative, associative-characterizing, symbolic and emotional-expressive functions. In particular, color words with the help of the associative-characterizing function create different metaphorical paths, form new color metaphors filled with new meaning. In conclusion, we note that color words have rich semantic expressions. Analysis of the semantic function of colored words can show the reader a unique expression of the writer. At the same time, the cognitive potential of the color metaphor helps the reader develop a rich imagination and look at the same things in different ways.