THE PLANT WORLD AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN GERMAN PHRASEOLOGY

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the importance of plants in human life and their representation in German phraseology, as well as their linguocultural significance. Plants enrich the semantic potential of language not only from ecological and aesthetic perspectives but also through their metaphorical and phraseological meanings. The study analyzes various German phraseological dictionaries and academic sources to explore expressions containing plant components such as Palme, Kohl, Bohne, Holz, Weizen, Blume, Spargel, Salat, Spinat, Sellerie, Kresse, Kerbel, Sauerampfer, Baldrian, Teeblätter, Tomate, Hopfen, Kürbis, and others. The research methodology includes etymological, contrastive, component, and semantic analyses. The findings demonstrate that in German phraseology, plant elements frequently function as metaphoric means to express human behavior, social relations, moral values, and psychological states. The study concludes that plant-based phraseological units reflect the linguocultural characteristics of the German language and reveal the nation’s perception of nature. The results of this research can be applied in linguistic studies, German language teaching, and the study of phraseology in general.

Keywords

floral component, floral world, dendrocomponent, phraseologism, idiomatic units, linguoculturology, stylistic function, pragmatic function, symbolic meaning, phytonym.