THE ZOONYMS "DOG", "PIG " IN RUSSIAN AND GEORGIAN LINGUOCULTURES

Abstract

The article presents a comparative analysis of the images of a dog and a pig in Russian and Georgian linguocultures. Considers which qualities of an animal are reflected in the proverbs of the Russian and Georgian languages. Comparing the zoonyms in the proverbial utterance and the figurative meanings of the noun denoting the same animal, it is revealed that the images of animals in proverbs and sayings are wider and more diverse in comparison with the figurative meanings of the nouns naming these images