Abstract:
The present article is devoted to studying English and Karakalpak phraseological units containing a zoonymic component. The phraseological fund of a language is closely connected with the national culture representing both its international constituent and its uniqueness. The group of phraseological units under consideration is one of the most widely presented in the phraseological fund of the English and Karakalpak languages. Animals symbolise various traits of human character, reflect this or that quality of a person that serves as a basis for creating of a phraseological unit. This article describes the common features and the differences of the linguocultures under consideration which are identified through the definition and linguocultural analysis of phraseological units. The similarities are mostly explained by the common origin of phraseological units, and the differences are based on the dissimilarity and peculiarities of English and Karakalpak peoples' ways of life, their traditions, customs, religion and geographical location.
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