PHRASEOLOGICAL VERBALIZATION OF THE CONCEPT OF FEAR IN UKRAINIAN AND ENGLISH

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the emotion of fear and investigate the difference in the verbalization of the concept of FEAR using phraseological units in the Ukrainian and English languages. Fear is a person’s emotional response to the threat of harm, real or imagined. This threat can be related to a person’s physical, emotional or psychological well-being. The study of similarities and differences in the verbalization of fear in different languages will reveal which phraseological units have equivalents in both languages, and which ones are unique and characteristic of only one of them. The article analyzes conceptual metaphors and metonyms used to express fear and examines Ukrainian and English phraseological units corresponding to these metaphors. Based on the results of the research, we can conclude that many conceptual metaphors of fear are expressed by similar phraseological expressions in both languages. However, some metaphors may be more common in one language than in another, reflecting cultural and linguistic differences. In addition, certain distinctions were found in the use of metonyms for fear in body reactions and ways of expressing fear. The results of this study will contribute to a better understanding of the verbal expression of fear in the Ukrainian and English languages. They can be useful for further linguistic research, lexicography and translation of emotionally charged texts between these two languages. The study makes an important contribution to the study of cultural and linguistic aspects of the verbalization of the concept of FEAR in different languages, which will contribute to better intercultural communication.