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Transcultural Stereotypes in Works of Art and Literature
Maxim Belau (Tambov, Russia)
Language and Culture: cognitive aspectIn the paper Language and Culture are described in the cognitive aspect. Their interaction and the way they supplement each other are considered as the basis of their development.
The views of different linguists on the connection between Language and Culture are described, and this connection is researched through the method of conceptual analysis.
In the paper the two concepts - those of "Language" and "Culture" - are analysed. The concept "Culture" is associated with the definite level of the development of man and society [Boldyrev, 2000]. In English the concept "Culture" is represented by the words "culture", "cultured", "cultural" and some others, which are synonymous to the word "culture". Such as: "civilize", "civilization", "cultivate", "cultivated" and so on [Roget's Thesaurus, 1995]. The analysis of these words' definitions, which are given in the dictionaries of the English Language [Hornby, 1998; Longman, 1992; COBUILD, 1990; BBC English Dictionary, 1992], makes it possible to expose the characteristics of the concept. Analogically the characteristics of the concept "Language" are revealed, which are based on the analysis of the definitions of the words "language", "linguistic" and their synonyms. The article sets out the common features between two concepts. Thus it brings us to a conclusion that Language and Culture have close conceptual links.
Bibliography
Boldyrev, N. N. Cognitive Semantics. Tambov: Tambov University Press, 2000: 31.
Cobrina, N. A. Language as the cultural habitat of its speakers. In "Culture & Philology". Tambov: Tambov University Press, 2003: 228-231.
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