Aim. To show that the national character is formed with the help of the national language through the values and cultural attitudes stored in it. Methodology. General scientific methods of observation and description, analysis and synthesis, as well as partial scientific methods and procedures, including procedures for cultural interpretation, classification and systematization (in the analysis of proverbs and sayings); techniques of contextual and interpretive analysis have been used in the article. Results. As a result, we have found that the national language forms the national character through the prescriptions and attitudes of culture, its values, which are reflected in the linguistic material. Research implications. The theoretical significance lies in the proof of the idea: the language has captured and preserved in its depths the image of a person in all the hypostases: the physical side of human being, the spiritual essence, and the worldview, actions and character. The study of character through the prism of language has practical significance: it contributes to more effective intercultural communication.

Aim. To determine the pragmatic functions and ways of interpreting euphemistic neologisms in texts of various publicistic genres. Methodology. The research material was selected by a continuous sampling method from the corpus of publicistic texts published in 2015-2019. The analysis of the selected material was done in the framework of communicative-pragmatic method, the linguistic analysis combined onomasiological and semasiological approaches and pragmatic interpretation in context. Results. We have revealed the interdependence between ways to interpret euphemistic neological combinations and their pragmatic functions. Research implications. The definition of a euphemistic neological combination (ENС) is formulated. The main pragmatic functions of ENС are outlined. The author's classification of ENC is proposed based on their impact functions in a text. The results of the research can be used in French lexicology courses, and can also be included in the relevant units of textbooks and study guides.

Aim. The article describes the linguistic situation in the republic of Côte d’Ivoire and identifiies its defining features. Methodology. To solve the tasks, a number of methods have been used, which include methods of analysis, observation and synthesis. A body of television texts of Ivory Coast production have been analysed. The texts include genres of television discourse with spontaneous speech (reality-shows, shows with an open script, etc.) Results. The language situation in the republic of Ivory Coast is described. The article highlights the new lexical units in this variant of French. It also gives a thorough characteristic to the hypogene changes that are found on the phonetical, as well as the grammatical language levels. Research implications. The research has a theoretical and practical value for language specialists, researchers of African studies and interpreters that deal with hypogene varieties of French.

Aim. This study examines the extent to which peculiarities of male and female voice influence the process of uttering informal requests in German. Methodology. The experiment conducted by the author included measuring and analyzing voice pitch frequency, volume and syllable duration in key points of the recorded utterances. Results. The results of the experiment show that while gender peculiarities may influence the informal request production process in German to a certain degree, they do not cause significant changes in the way informal requests are uttered and perceived. Research implications. The data acquired during the experiment may be used in the development of speech recognition systems. It may also be of interest to forensic specialists conducting phonoscope examinations and to learners of German.

Aim. To present linguistic terminology as a system in which terms are linked by hyper-hyponymic and synonymic relations. Methodology. The article presents an analysis of the semantic relations between terms that make up the English linguistic terminology in the field of lexicology. For the study, we selected terminological material that is present in the reference literature and manuals of the English language. To conduct the study, we used methods of statistical, definitional, structural and semantic and componential analysis. Results. The analysis allows us to present for the first time the conceptual structure of English lexicology as a linguistic discipline. Research implications. The theoretical significance of the study is associated with the possible use of its results in terminography, terminology and linguodidactics. The practical value can be determined by the possible use of the language material and the results of the study in teaching English lexicology and English as a foreign language.

Aim. The work aims to identify and analyze the language means of addressing in the authorial German-language enigmatic texts of the late 18th - early 20th centuries. Methodology. The article provides an analysis of the views of domestic and foreign researchers on the language means of explication of addressing in enigmatic texts. The author studied the corpus of the authorial German-language enigmatic texts using semantic and syntactic analysis of linguistic units, a descriptive method and building models of incentive and interrogative statements. Results. In the course of the work, the means of expressing targeting were identified - vocative, incentive and interrogative constructions; expressions with affirmative semantics. These means have varying degrees of explicitness of the call for deciphering the enigma and perform a fascinating function. Research implications. The author managed to present a variety of verbal means of representing the address to the addressee in literary enigmatic texts exclusively in the German language. The research results are significant both for the theory of language and for Germanic studies.

Aim. The research is an attempt to create a dictionary entry (fragment) in an ideographic lexical and phraseological dictionary based on a sample of German youth jargon. Methodology. The main content of the study is the analysis of dictionaries of the modern German language, including the identification of differences and similarities in including the German youth jargon units in them. Results. The study is aimed at improving theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of modern linguistics, looking for new methods of lexicographic description of lexical and phraseological units of the German youth language. Research implications. The dictionary is designed to introduce students to the lexical and phraseological units of youth jargon, demonstrating the national and cultural orientation, taking into account their stylistic features and evaluation mark.

Aim. The article aims to identify and describe the functions of original similes in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. Methodology. A detailed analysis of more than 2000 original similes and their translated versions was conducted using the method of contextual analysis and the comparative method. Results. The research showed that original similes in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels not only help describe the secondary world but also perform some specific functions which are of importance for understanding the whole literary work. Research implications. The conducted research replenishes the pool of knowledge about original similes and their functions in comic fantasy fiction. Practical significance is reflected in possibility of using the results in the practice of literary translation.

Aim. The article presents the analysis of correlation and related issues in the study of linguistic typology. Methodology. The concept, classification of correlations and three types of related problems are presented. The analysis of related problems involves the Galton problem, language contact, and standard deviation. Results. Correlations in linguistic typology are inevitable problems in the process of language sample selection, the analysis of the language changes and determining causality. It should be noted that determining correlations between different elements is not limited to language sampling or statistical methods, but it depends more on the theoretical basis, theoretical justification and researchers’ level of solving problems. Research implications. Theoretical and practical relevance of this research involves the theoretical development of language universals and in the possibility of using the results of research in the analysis of linguistic phenomena.

Aim. Linguo-semiotic study of the typology of the concept sphere "habitat", which represents an institutional nominative cluster of definitions classified according to the social status of an ethnic group, in the English language of V-XI centuries. Methodology. The author analyzes the lexical units of the English language in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem «Beowulf». Results. The study defined the dynamics of language processes, expressed by linguistic signs, which semiotically fix institutional cluster of Anglo-Saxon habitat, centered around the status-forming factor of Royal and Supreme authority, protection of authority from external enemies, sacred support of the power. Research implications. The material expands the scientific understanding of the structuring of the Anglo-Saxon concept «habitat» of. The obtained results can be used in courses of the English language history.

Aim. The article presents analysis of similarities and differences of pronouns functioning in French and Russian. Methodology. The main method of research is a comparative method. Types of pronouns and their meanings, forms of pronouns and their categories, as well as their functions were analyzed during the study. Results. Common tendencies and sharp differences in pronouns functions in the compared languages were identified in the course of work. Research implications. The results of the research are important for the study of comparative typology of French and Russian languages, and for the theory of methodology of comparative linguistics. They can be used in the theory and practice of teaching French at the bachelor's, master's, and postgraduate levels in the following disciplines: theoretical grammar and comparative typology.