Classification and functions of proverbs

The research studies the humanistic and specific proverbs in English, Russian, and analyzes the structure of semantic and linguistic cultural aspects of these proverbs and analyzes their similarities and differences. Universal proverbs - on comparing proverbs of culturally unrelated parts of the world, one finds several ones having not only the same basic idea but the form of expression, i.e. the wording is also identical or very similar. While investigating on the given qualification theme we have analyzed proverbs on the semantic point of view.