ТHE LINGUO-CULTURAL INTERPRETATION OF FORMULAIC PHRASES “LIVING WATER” AND “BOUNDLESS SEA”

Abstract

Cultural phenomena are abundantly manifested in different genres of folklore, which include and preserve asynchronous realities of people belonging to a specific culture. Due to its particular types which are rich in resistant formulaic phrases the language becomes more vivid, concise and meaningful. In this paper with the study of examples taken from various genres of Armenian and British folklore an attempt is made to reveal people's perception of such formulaic phrases as “living water” and “boundless sea” in two opposite meanings: the former as life giving while the latter as killing.