Display of a dichotomy "beauty / ugliness" in the English and Azerbaijani proverbs
This article is considered, the basis of philosophical understanding of a dichotomy, representation of correlation of beauty and ugliness in two non-cognate languages (English and Azerbaijani) exemplified in proverbs. The results of comparison of two semantic classifications of proverbs are shown in the corresponding dictionaries of the English and Azerbaijani languages. Comparison has revealed presence of the similar and distinctive moments. Identical existence in classifications of blocks: correlation of beauty and ugliness, ugliness and beauty and also the continuationof existence of beauty and ugliness. Specifics are shown in the presence of different groups as a part of these blocks. In the English language a proverb are capable to display the studied dichotomy in the form of groups: external beauty - an external ugliness, external beauty - disorderly behavior, good manners - stupidity, external beauty - internal failure, ugliness -a change to beauty. In the Azerbaijani proverbs this dichotomy is a specific represent to such groups as: internal beauty - external slovenliness, internal beauty (mind) - lack of a policy, beauty- arrogance, eloquence - bad affairs, beauty - anility/age, "ugly appearance - mind, bad behavior - a good status. These differences are connected in features of the national culture which has received the reflection in proverbs.