ФРАЗЕОЛОГІЧНА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦІЯ СЕМАНТИКИ ФЛОРОНІМІВ В УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ МОВІ

Abstract

The study is an attempt to analyse the semantics of floronyms embodied in Ukrainian phraseological units. It has been revealed that the floronym barvinok (periwinkle) has the following semes: “beauty”, “youth”, “love”, “decoration”, associations with a young man, a beloved, a Cossack, a wedding, death, and can symbolise happiness, love, marriage, vitality, and eternity. It has been analysed that the seme “smell/fragrance” is dominant in the semantics of most floronyms, myata(mint) and vasylky (basil) in particular. In addition, the former is associated with beauty and happiness, while the latter is associated with death and weddings and serves as a symbol of life, youth, tenderness, beauty, modesty, and kindness.It has been determined that the floronym ruta (rue) has the seme “decoration”, and its semantic components serve as the basis for the proverbial embodiment of the binary oppositions “girl – woman”, “youth – old age”; it is associated with youth, a beautiful girl, and serves as a symbol of beauty, strict moral values, and marriage. The floronym under study may have a pejorative connotation, since in literature it is a symbol of longing for the homeland, oblivion, unhappy love and married life, and a meliorative association with Ukraine, its language, and striving for freedom. The floronym-binomial ruta-myata (rue-mint) creates an image of maiden chastity, while ruta y maruna (rue and feverfew) has the seme “remedy” and can be associated with illness and death. It has been researched that the floronym ryast (corydalis) is a symbol of life, it has the seme “health”, and its semantic components may provide the basis for the objectification of the binary oppositions “health – illness”, “life – death”.One of Ukraine's national symbols is the kalyna (guelder rose), whose blossoms are associated with motherhood and innocence. The beauty of Ukrainian women is expressed through figurative comparisons with the guelder rose. The symbolic meaning of the floronym lyubystok (lovage) has been established. It embodies love and is associated with happiness, beauty and romance. The associations of the floronym pivoniya (peony) with a beautiful girl have been identified, as well as its semes “blush”, “shyness”. The floronym cheremkha (bird cherry/Mayday tree) posesses the semes “aroma, fragrance, white colour” and is associated with inexperience. Buzok (lilac) can imply the colour blue, at the same time the white one symbolises modesty and family life. The floronym paslin (nightshade) is associated with suddenness, inappropriateness, and refuge, while the floronym shafran (saffron)contextually verbalises the assertiveness of women. As a result of metaphorisation, certain floronyms acquire an association with revolution.