LANGUAGE REPRESENTATION OF SPACE (BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF THE TEXTS OF UKRAINIAN SPELLS)

The purpose of the article is to study linguistic representation space in texts Ukrainian folk spells. To achieve goal we are fulfill following tasks: define a vocabulary for designation spatial concepts, which presents consecrated (clean) and profane (impure) space; analyze traditional formulas that denote describe means by limitlessness, dynamism, mobility expressed We present examples spells forms they occur studied texts. So, spells, can see functioning space, reflections reflected designate concepts. Mobility, dynamism conveyed verbs motion, one representatives lexeme sea, turn activates epithet blue. In addition semantics nouns adverbs place. Traditional denoting include constructions with prepositions by, near, through, in, on, geographical designations. Clean associated presence Christian characters it, but diseases sent places meaning remote (unclean) space. heavenly represented symbols sky, sun, moon, stars, fiery bugalo. Earthly contains realities lexemes abstract (north, south, west, east, side, parts, earth), natural landscape (mountains, forests, mounds, driftwoods, thickets, banks, stones, stumps, slums, ravines), formed territories (road, yard) buildings (house, church). plant names: trees (oak, willow, pear), bushes (viburnum), flowers (rose), herbs (mint, primrose, rowan), agricultural crops (rye), as well generalized names plants (tree, grass) their parts. lower water-land world nominations: snake, serpent, viper, plow, pike, dead man, devil. Prospects further research consist category time