CONCEPT SPHERE "CONFECTIONARY AND PASTRY" IN APPRAISAL SEMANTICS OF ENGLISH PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
Basic notions of lingu%o-culturology and language philosophy such as picture of the world, concept sphere and concept are discussed in the article. The research presents the concept sphere “confectionary and pastry”, which is a part of a wider concept sphere “food”. Proverbs and sayings which include the vocabulary of this concept sphere are analysed. The presented material shows the characteristic features of English mentality because the nominations of the concept sphere are the source of metaphoric images and allegories.