ANALYSIS OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS EXPRESSING MENTAL STATES

Abstract

This article researches phraseological units (fixed expressions) that represent mental (psychic) states in language. The purpose of the study is to recognize semantic patterns in these phraseological units, determine classification parameters ( emotions, cognitive states, and the degree of intensity of experience), and represent the lexical-grammatical mechanisms through which phraseologism encodes “inner life”.

  Moreover, the article investigates different linguistic approaches given by prominent scholars in phraseology. The findings show that phraseologisms expressing mental (psychic) states are deeply connected with emotional perception and worldview, making them an important object of linguistic research.