Somatisms in Phraseological Africanisms

Abstract

This article examines the place of somatisms as part of phraseological Africanisms, focusing on the group “body parts”, specifically somatisms with lexical items “heart” and “blood”. The paper discusses the meaning of such somatisms, by descrbing the whole range of characteristics that affect the use of these somatisms and comparing their meaning and function in European and African cultures.

Keywords

• соматизм
• фразеологизм
• африканизм
• лексема
• сердце
• кровь