The Fly in the Russian Language Culture in comparison with the Chinese Language Culture (based on the Association Experiment and Proverbs)
The article focuses on the study of associative-verbal fi elds to the concept “fl y” in Russian and Chinese. Equivalent and non equivalent lexical-thematic groups of associative-verbal fi elds in Russian and Chinese linguistic consciousness are considered. Particular attention is paid in the article to the consideration of general and lacunar cultural attitudes as reflected in Russian and Chinese proverbs with a “fly” component