Animals onomatopoeia : a comparison in Russian, Ukrainian and Czech languages.

The aim of this work is to research differences in animal onomatopoeia in some Slavic languages, as well as the differences between the hearing perception of native speakers of different languages. The comparative picture of onomatopoeia is presented in three Slavic languages, two of them are East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian) and one is West Slavic (Czech). The theoretical part is devoted to the research of onomatopoeia inclusion into the general language structure. The theory is based on a practical comparison of animal onomatopoeia. Key words: onomatopoeia, comparative analysis, Slavic languages, sounds of animal