Comparative analysis of phraseological units with an animalistic component in the Ukrainian and German languages

Анотація

In the proposed study, phraseological units with an animalistic component (PhAC) based on the Ukrainian and German languages has been analyzed. It has been established that the specified language layer is widely represented in the Ukrainian and German languages and represents the linguistic picture of the world of these сommunities. The role of animalisms (zoonyms) in the formation of the linguistic picture of the world is determined by the natural environment, features of socio-historical development and culture. Based on the results of comparative analysis, it was established that the most used zoonyms in the group of phraseological units in the Ukrainian and German languages are animals with which a person has the most contact in everyday life - these are domestic animals, and for both cultures these animals are almost identical, which is explained by similar natural conditions (climate, temperature regime, etc.) and common features of household management. However, not all animals in the PhAC in the two languages are equally endowed with positive and negative traits, which is explained by different levels of socio-economic development and the way people perceive the world around them in the Slavic and German worldviews. We see the practical value of the research in the use of data in the process of practical teaching of German as a second foreign language, as well as in translation from one language to another.