Abstract:
Aphorism as a genre is distinguished by features such as expressiveness of the form, depth of
thought tending to generalization, compact size, author’s participation. In this article, the
diversity of aphorisms’ topics, the period in which they appeared, historical events are
reflected, and the structural and semantic features of English aphorisms are studied. The study
of semantic features of aphorisms is based on dictionary analysis. An aphorism should be clear
and understandable to any reader, so the use of common words in aphorisms is free and
unlimited. Thematically, these words cover various areas of human life.
