COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGLISH AND UKRAINIAN PAREMIAS RELATED TO CONCEPTS OF BEING IN THE ANTHROPOCENTRIC PARADIGM

The article raises the issue of comparative analysis English and Ukrainian paremiological systems. Approaches to defining terms linguistic anthropocentrism, paremiology, cultural aspect paremia, proverb are analyzed. mental features two ethnic groups’ views on fundamental values considered. practical goal is conduct a paremies in prism anthropocentric paradigm, taking into account aspect. In this work, layer conveying concepts existence, namely life death, was analyzed amount 70 EPs UPs, attention focused study national discourses specific features, different specificities languages. following methods were used research process: method continuous sampling paremias; description observation systematize material; with classification materials; dictionary definitions; contextual lexical units. course ratio extralinguistic meanings analyzed, from which it follows that worldview groups, their stereotypes priorities can be clearly traced basis being. During mentioned paremias, number thorough conclusions made regarding semantic, grammatical stylistic characteristics.