Systematising the definitions of the 'linguocultural concept' in modern linguistics: is it possible to reach a consensus?
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5075-2024-3-102-111
Abstract
Aim. An attempt to systematise various interpretations of “concept” notion in linguoculturology and cognitive linguistics.
Methodology. The key research method was content analysis. The theoretical and methodological approaches previously outlined by linguists in this field are analysed. The typology of concepts outlined in the works of predecessors in relation to modern challenges and trends is also clarified. Results. The research concludes that the understanding of concepts as linguistic units differs in the works of representatives of different linguistic directions. Proposals for revising the existing concept classification for future research are formulated.
Research implications. The study suggests the need to develop a new classification of concepts, which in turn would facilitate the task of describing as accurately as possible all the linguistic worldviews of all the cultures that have existed or will exist on our globe.
About the Author
V. I. Suslov
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir I. Suslov – Postgraduate Student, Department of English Linguistics, Philological Faculty; Lecturer, Department of Foreign languages, Economics Faculty
Leninskie Gory 1, Moscow 119991
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