Vocabulary verbalizing the gastronomic cultural code in Avar phraseological units

this article analyzes the lexis functioning in Avar phraseological units representing the gastronomic cultural code. The purpose of the article is to identify the meaningful national and cultural features and ways of phraseological representation of the gastronomic code in the Avar linguistic culture. The main objective of the work is to identify the linguistic and cultural features of phraseological units containing food nominations. The hypothesis is that studying the gastronomic code of culture in Avar phraseological units allows us to identify the national and cultural specifics of the Avar people's perception of food. The methodological basis of the work is based on the descriptive method, methods of analysis and synthesis, the method of continuous sampling of linguistic material from sources, and the method of quantitative analysis. As a result of the study, it was found that the group of lexemes that nominate animal and plant products has the highest implementation in phraseological units, which indicates the national and cultural characteristics of the Avar cuisine.

Avar language, gastronomic code, food, lexeme, concept, linguoculturology, nomination, phraseological unit