TATAR PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH THE COMPONENT hABA (AIR) AND THEIR ENGLISH COUNTERPARTS

This study, firstly, introduces the reader to the classification of inter-language phraseological relations which was put forward by the linguist of the Kazan School of Phraseology E. Arsenteva. Secondly, it offers a case study conducted within the framework of E. Arsenteva's theory. The purpose of the study is to ascertain whether, due to the universality of the concept air, the Tatar and English phraseological units share phraseological meaning as well as lexeme and grammatical structure and connotation. Contrary to the hypothesis, air is perceived differently in Tatar and English phraseology: non-phraseological counterparts of Tatar phraseological units with the component haBa (air) outnumber phraseological ones in the English language. In addition, the study speaks for the need for compiling a bilingual Tatar-English/English-Tatar phraseological dictionary. The performed analysis showed that despite the universality of the concept AIR, almost 70% of Tatar PUs with the component haBa (air) do not have phraseological counterparts in the English language.