MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ADJECTIVES DENOTING COLOR SHADES IN DARGIN AND ENGLISH

Abstract

The color terms refer to the components that are obligatory in an author’s individual picture of the world. The vocabulary of color designation consists of various words. In the studied languages, they develop synonymous series, enter into certain relationships with each other, and are united in system groups. Epithets-adjectives of color are carriers of both positive and negative emotions, which are characterized by positive and negative connotations. The analysis of our material revealed that the bright color palette expresses the highest feelings and states of the characters in the works. The names of elements of color and light structures in the Dargin language can be combined into such lexical and semantic groups as: on the basis of the increase or decrease in color; on the color of natural materials; on the color of shades of plants, berries and fruits, etc. In English fiction, where there is a description of a positive or negative images, the description of the color of the eyes and lips is most often used. The vocabulary of the English language makes it possible to identify the most active words-color meanings. For example, to describe the color of the lips, such groups are used that are grouped around antonymic archetypes: bright-pale. Among the adjectives in English that denote color, the most active are those formed by the method of word composition. They are formed according to the following scheme – adjective + adjective.