This article examines the structural and semantic characteristics of wise sayings in the English language from a linguistic and cognitive perspective. The study explores their structural composition, lexical features, and semantic mechanisms used to convey philosophical and moral concepts. Special attention is paid to metaphorical and conceptual models underlying English wise sayings, highlighting their role in shaping cultural worldviews. The research demonstrates that wise sayings function as linguocultural units reflecting collective experience and cognitive patterns of English-speaking societies. The present article aims to analyze the structural and semantic features of English wise sayings, focusing on their lexical composition, semantic mechanisms, and underlying metaphorical and conceptual models.

Wise sayings, phraseology, cognitive linguistics

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