Numerical code in the phraseological picture of the world of various linguistic cultures: experience of comparative analysis

Abstract

The article deals with numerical values in the phraseological picture of the world of various linguistic cultures. Based on a comparative analysis of symbolic meanings of stable combinations of Kazakh, Russian,  German, Spanish and English, the description of their culturally determined semantics is carried out. Special  attention is paid to the symbolism of the prototypical numbers seven, forty, nine, which are part of many  phraseological units and explicate cultural meanings that go back to the key values of folk philosophy. The  authors conclude that the comparative study of numbers provides information about culturally determined
quantitative criteria, allows us to determine the similarities and differences of numerical values in different  linguistic cultures