THE CORRELATION OF VOLUME OF MEANING OF THE CONCEPTS «ISKUSSTVO» AND «REMESLO» / “ART” AND “CRAFT”

Abstract

The article reveals the volume of meaning of the concepts «iskusstvo» and «remeslo» / “art” and “craft” in the Russian and the English languages. The comparative analysis of meaning of the words «iskusstvo» and «remeslo» / “art” and “craft” revealed the difference between the volume of their meanings. The study showed that the volume of meaning of the concept «iskusstvo» (7 meanings) / “art” (20 meanings) is quite broad in comparison with the volume of meaning of the concept «remeslo» (2 meanings) / “craft” (9 meanings). Also we noticed that «remeslo»/“craft” is usually connected with manual labour, mass production, and ready-made patterns. On the contrary, «iskusstvo»/“art” is associated with creativity, uniqueness, pursuit of perfection. The topic of the article is significant in studying national linguistic view of the world. It is possible to use the received information in courses of lectures and practical courses of contrastive-comparative linguistics.