Reflection of Ethnocultural Peculiarities in French and Georgian Paremies Composed of Phytonyms

Abstract

The object of our research is the comparative-contrastive study of the paremies composed of French and Georgian phytomyms, their semantic classification and description of ethnic peculiarities. The proverbs discussed here will make certain impression about the peculiar features of national vision of the two historically and mentally different peoples. On the basis of such approach it becomes possible to identify different ethnic cultures with the above said aspect (to determine the ethnical individuality of each of them) and, on the basis of the analysis of empirical material given in the article, to determine the similarities and differences in these non-related languages and their cultural characteristic features. The research given in the article is important and interesting for the researchers in paremiology generally as well as linguists working in linguo-cultural and ethno-cultural studies.

Key-Words: Paremiology, Concept, Phytonyms, Semantic Peculiarities, Expressivity.