BLUE COLOUR IN THE SPANISH AND ITALIAN PHRASEOLOGY AS A MEANS OF CATEGORIZATION OF REALITY

BLUE COLOUR IN THE SPANISH AND ITALIAN PHRASEOLOGY AS A MEANS OF CATEGORIZATION OF REALITY

Author:  Yu. V. Lopareva

Abstract: 
The article is dedicated to the role the blue colour plays in the Spanish and Italian cultures. The colour in general takes part in the representation of different spheres of a person’s life. In the two languages under study «blue» has different importance and it represents different meanings.

Keywords:  visual perception, colour symbolism, categorization, linguoculture