SOMATICS IN THE PAROEMIAS OF THE MONGOLIAN PEOPLES

Abstract

. The article focuses on an analysis of one of the universal symbolic codes of culture – the somatic (bodily) code in the samples of aphoristic poetry of the Mongolian peoples. The relevance of this study lies in the fact that at the present time some samples of small genres of the Mongolian peoples are undergoing certain transformation processes, which also affects the use of their constituent components – somatisms. The specifics of the use of somatisms included in the structure of the paremic units of Buryats, Kalmyks, Mongols, in which their characteristic features are most vividly reflected, are considered in more detail. The purpose of the study is to determine the content and features of the somatic code in the mental culture of the Mongolian peoples, as well as to identify common features and differences in the range of its use. Analyzing the texts of proverbs, the researcher characterizes the functional meaning of such somaticisms as head, face, tongue, heart, mouth, hands, etc. Paremias, which reflect various parts of the body, make up a considerable amount of the paremia fund of the Mongolian peoples, and are also characterized by a high frequency of use.