LEXICAL-PHRASEOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION OF SKIN COLOUR CONCEPT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEXICAL-PHRASEOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION OF SKIN COLOUR CONCEPT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Author:  N. N. Zerkina

Abstract:  The article focuses on lexical-phraseological representation of SKIN COLOUR concept as intercultural universal that is connected with the problem of language personality formation. The author distinguishes three segments of the concept: «natural skin colour»; «skin colour acquired as a result of diseases and emotions», «ethnic origin skin colour». Informative and connotative capacity of idioms in process of concept verbalization is underlined.

Keywords:  concept, idiom, universal, multicultural

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Pages:  135-136