Lexico – semantic fields SMELL and TASTE in English and Ukrainian phraseological units.

Abstract

In the Master’s research paper, the attention is paid to the structure of lexico – semantic fields SMELL and TASTE, which are based upon English and Ukrainian phraseological units.
The framework of the research material is expressed by English and Ukrainian phraseological units, selected by continuous sampling from the phraseological dictionaries of both languages. The sample size comprises 67 phraseological units.
The analysis of the phraseological units under the research proved that the ones having the semantics of smell and taste are not widely extended in the English and Ukrainian languages. Despite the fact that a perception of smell and taste is listed among the most significant existence aspects, there is a low amount of the expressive means for such phraseological units. The main reason for this is inability to conceive this sphere on the verbal level.