OPPOSITIONS OF COLORATIVES AS A MEANS OF CREATING ANTIPHRASES

Abstract

This article analyzes the oppositions of color terms through the prism of the Antiphrases Internet Game, based on precedent units and played by replacing all components of precedent prototypes with contrasting words. The relevance of this work is motivated by the growing interest of modern linguists in precedent phenomena, which are closely related to the collective invariant representations of national culture. They serve as background knowledge used to understand the members of the language community. The object of the study is antiphrases and their precedent prototypes with a colorative component. The purpose of this work is to find ways to implement the principle of contrast in antiphrases with coloratives. The research results demonstrate that 18 color terms are used to create antiphrases. Most frequently the lexemes, naming the primary colors of the spectrum, are subjected to contrasting substitutions, they are: dark blue, pale blue, green, red, and achromatic colors: white, black, dark and light.