The representation of a binary antinomic opposition "greed - generosity" in semantics of Russian and Lithuanian paroemias

The article deals with the problem of the expression of the antinomy in Russian and Lithuanian paroemias, there is an original classification of a semantic opposition "greed - generosity", and the analyses of the lexical and grammatical means of this antinomic expression, usual and contextual antonymic consideration is based on a field approach, these pairs are included in the kernel and periphery of a contrast field.