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FAIRYTALE CONCEPTS IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD: GENDER ASPECT
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Cultural linguistics is one of the fast developing fields of modern linguistics which studies different concepts of different property. Gender approach is considered to be the most interesting and important in study of concepts. The aim of this research is to describe important questions of modern concepts and aspect of gender concepts functioning in the Russian picture of the world etymologically connected with the names of fairy creatures (Baba Yaga, Zmey Gorinich, Tsarevna Lyagushka, Fox, etc.). For the sake of this aim different methods of cultural linguistic analysis, namely historical genetic method, method of discourse analysis, method of component analysis have been used. So called “fairy” concepts are an important part of the language ethnos widely used by native speakers, and are fixed as idioms. Special attention is paid to the gender component of the concepts. For example, Fox is considered as an animal exclusively with women’s characteristics not always the most positive ones (beautiful, cunning, sly), Bear can present different images (Mikhaylo Potapich, Nastasia Petrovna) but in a language conscious of Russian people this animal is associated with a male character (power, brutality, generosity). The following research divides all the concepts into 3 groups: 1) fairy (mythological) characters (Leshiy, Mermaid, etc.); 2) people leaving among fairy creatures (Vasilisa the Wise, Ivan Tsarevich, etc.); 3) human-like animals (Bear, Hare, Fox etc). It was pointed out that clear distinction between characters in accordance with gender principle existed as well as stylistic marking of idiom functioning with this concepts in the language. We noted semantic differentiation of gender characteristics of the fairy creatures presented. The results achieved can be used as illustrative material for course development in cultural linguistics. They could be expanded with comparative researches in other languages, for example, in related Slavic languages (Bulgarian, Polish, etc) and could be the basis for further researches in the sphere of gender differences.
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