THE USE OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS ABOUT EATING IN THE NOVEL "TYVALAAR KUSKUN" BY SALIM SURUN-OOL
The article deals with phraseological units semantically connected with meal by materials of a novel “Tyvalaar Kuskun” by S. Surunool. The author reveals semantic features of the collected phraseological units, which have been grouped into several lexico-semantic groups. A significant number of the gathered set combinations express evaluation of such phenomena as gluttony and voracity. A special group of comparative set phrases combine the object and reference comparisons relating to food by the meaning. The article also analyzes some combination of describing certain customs and traditions of the Tuva people, related to the procedure of power and used ready-made, that possess the expressiveness and figurative value.