The functioning of the Anglo-American proverbs in the interlingual culturological space
Introduction: the scientific article identified the features of the functioning of the Anglo-American proverbs in the interlingual cultural space. The study is based on the analysis of the main characteristics of proverbs, the disclosure of the opinion of English-speaking philologists about their origin and classification. Materials and Methods: the research material was the English-language Proverbial Fund. During the analysis of the proverb phenomenon, functional-stylistic and comparative-comparative methods were integrated in the common cultural language space. Results: as a result of the analysis, the meaning and place of English proverbs in the language and culture of different nations was determined as a brief bright, figurative utterance, it was found that the spiritual values of different nations are the same, therefore the subjects of proverbs and the scope of their functioning are very similar. Discussion and Conclusion: the main characteristics of proverbs given by English-language philologists are reduced to the definition of a proverb as a short bright, figurative saying, a special literary genre. Investigating the meaning, structure and stylistic possibilities of English-speaking proverbs, scientists have created several classifications. The main sources of origin of proverbs are Greek and Roman antiquity, medieval Latin and the Bible. Thus, a feature of proverbs is that they are the spiritual component of almost any society, because they reflect the centuries-old experience of the people to communicate with each other, in the family, in everyday life, housekeeping, parenting, attitude to work, to elders, etc. The centuries-old experience of the people shows that the spiritual values of different nations are the same and, therefore, the subjects of proverbs and the scope of their functioning are in many ways similar.