Corpus Linguistics: Study of Folk Parems with The Participation of Zoonyms

The term corpus linguistics is now very popular. The compilation of a corpus of language texts is included among the priority areas of work of the academies. In paremes formed on the basis of the name “insect,” homonymy is observed between words that resemble the name of the insect and units that are homophones with the lexeme denoting the name of the insect. Direct homonymy is expressed by the lexemes mole, worm, donkey (dial. scorpion), and “burga” - “burgan” act as homophones. The creation of text corpora is considered by a number of scientists as the most important humanitarian task of linguistics. This article explains the concept of corpus linguistics and discusses its theoretical foundations.