SEMANTIC AND FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OF SOMATISM РУКИ (HANDS) IN THE LANGUAGE OF UKRAINIAN JOURNALISM

Abstract

The somatic lexeme руки (hands) is considered as a means of stylistics in the language of Ukrainian Soviet press and contemporary internet journalism. The main semantic components of this somatism, connected with various aspects of human activity, possession and control, are pointed out. A special stress on those components of the meaning of this somatism, which are connected with the concept WORK, is found in Soviet press, and thus the metalingual reflection
caused by it is considered.