IMAGES OF HUNGER, SATIATION AND THIRST IN THE MIRROR OF ENGLISH AND UKRAINIAN PHRASEOLOGY. Article 3

This publication is the final, third article of thematic cycle Images feeding/eating food in mirror English and Ukrainian phraseology. It devoted to problem figurative understanding phraseological description processes (including causes consequences) CONSUMING or drinks. The material considered by us offers possibility ethnocultural comparative analysis two unrelated societies — Ukrainian-speaking English-speaking ones. Based on A. Maslow’s thesis about basic level needs phylogenetic development a person as biological social being, namely need quench hunger thirst, funds both languages, which are focused seeing exactly these needs, considered. has been proven that units (PhU) gustatory semantics verbalize deep cognitive model AGENT FEEDS THE PATIENT SOMEHOW its second half CONSUMES SOMETHING (FOOD/DRINK) SOMEHOW. highlights this specified model. purpose study was investigate fund language certain clots cultural heritage, cast into figuratively transformed patterns idioms, units, proverbs, sometimes maxims, i.e. prescriptions ancestors, they passed their descendants regarding correct worldview successful functioning surrounding world. total sample quantitatively distributed unevenly between component twice small one: 117 PhUs 265 PhU. semantic CONSUMPTION verbalized 13 verbs 28 Ukrainian, indicates greater sensitivity speakers nuances process consuming drinks (them being excessive insufficient, approved critically regarded speaker who nominates phenomenon). found more reflecting universal, philosophical aspects life, while “home-centric”, state thirst reflected much broadly emotionally than sample, overeating frequent object mockery criticism Ukrainians, no way coincides with dominant code political correctness modern Western culture. analyzed testified role alcoholic beverages lives representatives ethnic groups, ethno-specific cross-cultural customs traditions were revealed, presence English-language drug use recorded, not observed PhUs. In conclusion, let emphasize phraseology any reflects only FEEDING / something edible, but wider spectrum human existence: personal relationships, interpretations limitations, moral prohibitions. end, we will repeat thought Socrates, started series articles: “One must eat live, live eat.”