SYMBOLISM OF THE FAUNA IN PEOPLE'S SPEECH: ASSOCIATIVE PARALLELS

Abstract

The relevance of the investigation is due to the need to study the fauna symbolics in the ethno linguistic aspect and determine its part in shaping the linguistic picture of the world. Symbolized words-names reflect the peculiarities of the people culture, its history, customs and encourage the emergence of associative relations, which are based on comparison, correlation of objects, phenomena, qualities, which are hidden deep meaning, ambiguity, as a manifestation of figurative vision of the environment. Associative parallels are created on the personal subjective experience, which coincides with the ethno cultural traditions of the people to which the speaker belongs. Through the prism of the animistic worldview of the people, the specifics of the reflection in associative parallels between man and bird in common ethnic symbols are comprehensively analyzed. The investigation identified the associative parallel person ↔ pigeon (dove), person ↔ cuckoo, person ↔ swallow. The significance and influence of birds on human character traits and temperaments are clarified, and the positive and negative characteristics of a bird are determined. In folk symbolism, the dove represents politeness, innocence, trembling, greed, sadness, envy; cuckoo – optimism, cowardice; swallow – cleverness, slowness, talkativeness. The features of birds are metaphorically reinterpreted in proverbs, sayings, songs, folk beliefs, folk signs and beliefs, in fiction, and so on.

Ethnic symbols to denote fauna symbolics are created on the basis of metaphorical comprehension of realities and components of language units, reflect the linguistic picture of the world of the Ukrainian people, promote knowledge of its traditions, national identity and uniqueness.