A ROLE OF SOMATIC VOCABULARY IN COGNITION OF LANGUAGE WORLDVIEW (on example of Dmytro Pavlychko’s creation)

Abstract

The article substantiates the relevance of anthropocentric approach to language learning. The defi nition of the
terms «somatism» and «somatic» is given. The terms «somatism», «somatic» have different interpretations. According
to a broad interpretation, somatism, somatic (from the Greek sōma, (somatos) – body), is a means of denotations phenomena
that relate to the sphere of corporeality. In a narrower meaning, somatism is any signifi cant sign, the position
or movement of the person and the whole body of a person, that is, the term covering all forms of one of the nonverbal
languages, the somatic language, which includes gestures, facial expressions, poses, expressions of persons and various
symptoms mental movements and states.
The most complete, according to modern linguists, is the classifi cation of somatisms, which is recognized by A. Kochevatkin’s
classifi cation, which divides all somatic vocabulary depending on the nature of the object of the nomination
by groups and grades.
The research includes a brief understanding of the functional features of somatism, in particular, the following main
functions are identifi ed: nominative (consists in naming a part of the body as an important element for the transfer of
external description or internal state of the lyrical «I» text), emotionally expressive (revealing attention author to the
world of human emotions, the mental state of man, his experiences), stylistic (more often complements, enhances the
expressive possibilities of expressive and emotional characteristics of man).
The role of the somatic vocabulary in the recognition of the linguistic picture of the world, which is interpreted
through the author’s awareness, is determined.