Comparative analysis of Proverbs and sayings of the

“ Comparative analysis of Proverbs and sayings of the English and Russian languages” Fulfilled: student of the 8 th form Alina Sharipova Scientific supervisor: Khuzhina R. R.

Relevance of the research: �Study of our own language �Learn about the history, life and culture of the people in Great Britain and Russia

Object of research: proverbs and sayings of the English and Russian languages. Subject: identification of differences of proverbs and sayings in English and Russian languages.

The purpose: based on the comparative analysis of proverbs in English and Russian languages to identify the possibility of transfer from one to another. Tasks: ØConsider what proverbs and identify their values ØTo conduct a comparative analysis consider proverbs in English with proverbs in the Russian language.

Research methods: üStudy and analysis of literature on this topic üComparative analysis of proverbs and sayings in English and Russian

Proverbs are: �brief; �rhythmic sayings (literal and figurative plan); represent a grammatical relation in complete sentences and expressing some conclusions

Proverbs describe some phenomenon or object of reality and decorate our speech Sayings describe the figurativeemotional characteristics of people, their behavior, some everyday situations A saying is a flower , a proverb is a berry

Groups of Proverbs �About: �love and friendship; �life; �honesty; �laziness; �the mind; �work;

The first class It is the foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor Глупа та овца, что исповедуется волку

The second class Live and learn Век живи – век учись

The third class All that glitters is not Gold Не все золото, что блестит

Classification system

Faithful and devoted love Love in a cottage – С милым рай и в шалаше

The sociohistorical experience of people Лучше поздно, чем никогда

Everyday and everyday experience of the people East or West — home is best В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше

The first group All is not gold that glitters – Не все то золото, что блестит

Enclosure 1 Research questions - Do you know what is a proverb? - Do you always understand their meaning? - How do you consider, whether they are in your life? - Do you use them in your speech? - What do you think is the most famous proverb? - Proverbs on what topic do you know better? - What Proverbs are used more in everyday life? - Can you translate proverbs from other languages and do you always understand their meaning? - Is it easy for you to find Russian equivalents to English proverbs?

Enclosure 2 Answers of students - Yes – 14; No – 0 - Yes – 1; No (not always) – 5; sometimes - 8 - Yes – 12; No- 1; I don’t know - 1 - Yes – 3; No – 5; Seldom – 6 - One who has many friends never needs a full purse – 1( Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей); Bread is the staff of life – 1 (Хлеб – всему голова); No pains, no gains – 6 (Без труда и не вытащишь рыбку из пруда) - About work – 10; about family – 4; friendship – 1; - About work – 10; life -8; friendship -1; - Yes – 2; No – 3; sometimes – 3; - No – 9; not always – 4; yes -1; I don’t know - 1

Some students can translate proverbs from English into Russian easily and find Russian equivalents - 44% Some students can translate them from English into Russian hardly – 56% Thus, we are based on our interrogation, we can say that the most ordinary proverbs among students of our school are about work and life, the least are about friendship.

Proverbs Friendship 5% Life 43% Work 52%

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