This article is devoted to the analysis of logical and semantic structure of proverbs and sayings enclosing social stereotypes of a man represented in the Russian and English languages. Logical-semiotic constituents and invariant realia pairs are analyzed, the combination of which forms the plane of content. The collected corpus of proverbs is also explored in the plane of expression: kernel and peripheral references that reflect national worldview and disclose key objective features of household are singled out. Resulting from the analysis of the plane of content and expression the universal and idioethnic features in their structure and semantics are singled out. The represented stereotypes are analyzed with greater precision.

social stereotype, logical-semiotic level, level of realia, plane of expression, plane of content, denotative space

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