FIGURATIVE ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN APPEARANCE IN THE SITUATION OF INFORMAL COMMUNICATION (BASED ON METAPHORS AND SIMILES)
The article deals with analysis of the different metaphors and similes describing the human appearance used in the situation of informal communication. Basic thematic groups of metaphors and similes are singled out, the source of metaphors and similes, most frequent model of metaphorical transfers and types of comparative constructions are found, the risk of speech conflict in the assessment of the situation of human appearance are considered.