Actualization of linguistic-cultural concept
COMMUNICATION in American English-speaking
worldview.
Shingareva M.Yu. – Candidate of philological science, associate professor
Kalauova S.S.-- candidate for a master's degree
Summary:
Beginning with the premise that communication is fundamental to the
human condition. Concept COMMUNICATION is analyzed in various
socially significant sphere of concepts
in modern American society, representing
volume picture in dynamics of linguistic-cultural phenomenon.
Linguistic-cultural
concept COMMUNICATION is semantic education with
linguistic-cultural specific feature
which expresses mentality of the language personality of its material
to certain ethnic culture. COMMUNICATION is the phenomenon of culture
and carriers American English- speaking worldview.
Key words:
communication, linguistic-cultural, hylea morphism, cognitive linguistics,
conceptual construct, actuality, worldview.
The interaction of
national culture and language is fundamental for the analysis of linguistic-cultural concept
COMMUNICATION. Culture is understood as
set of all material and spiritual
achievements of nation, and represents
historically developed system. According to the theory of culture as Iceberg in
visible, explicit part of culture is observed language representations while
ideas of Americans about COMMUNICATION are settled down in hidden, underwater part of the cultural iceberg,
on the language updating filled by subjective meaning carriers of language
culture as marker of its structural
elements. For example, linguistic-cultural concepts realized in language means.
The research shares opinion that “each language forms the semantic universe!”. Language and culture consist in difficult
bound relations: "language is
culture product, and its an important component, and condition of culture existence. Language is
a specific way of existence of culture, a factor formation of cultural
codes". Culture as language is
inherent both universal,national and specific. These are different sign systems
that are essentially important for research where phenomenon is analyzed system on the basis of facts are coded in
signs of other systems. Research
assumes point of view that language and culture interfere at each other. American
English is integrated part of culture of the USA that defines exactly
what kind of language signs are updated
linguistic-cultural concept COMMUNICATION and how reflects national
consciousness of American nation.
Language worldview
represents "the ways of perception and conceptualization of the world
reflected in the natural language" is understood as "common cultural property of nation”. It is structured,
multileveled. It reflects a way of
verbal and cogitative activity, characteristic for this or that era with its
spiritual, cultural and national wealth"
and is naïve in fact. It is
historically developed in ordinary consciousness of this collective language
and the set of ideas of the world reflected in language. Cultural and language
worldview are closely connected, thus the national cultural worldview
is primary relation to language. According to hypothesis of linguistic
relativity of L. Whorf and E. Sapir
language worldview is more senior than scientific so more saturated it is
information. L. Whorf also noted the classific way of the language worldview as
kind of ontology that reflects way of
speech activity marked in historical and national aspects.
National worldview
represents not heterogeneous formation, it is fragmentary characterized by variety of the reliefs
corresponding to specific areas of sphere of concepts. As "extent
assimilation of national concepts differ by certain members of linguistic cultural community "Those semantic
filling, frequency, compatibility and estimated affective perception of linguistic cultural concept COMMUNICATION can differ in usages of
various groups of American society
sphere of concepts, understandable way of cogitative images, ontologies,
information bases with material to this or that social and professional
environment. Representatives of various sphere of concepts use different conceptual construct, terminology,
differently treat separate concepts. The studied concept is considered through
a prism of its explications in the main
sphere of concepts of American English-speaking worldview as assembly of
individual group and universal
elements are demonstrated its national value. Relevance at the same time,
difficulties are that sphere of concepts are not static, they are designed,
modified and specified by their actors continuously that is explained by
property of concepts to change in collective and individual consciousness. The
concept is a part of system gets under influence of other concepts and modify
itself. It changes with time and the
volume of its contents.
The American
English-speaking worldview is considered
as reality fact, it is subjective in the manifestations, constantly
evolves and has impact on formations of a global worldview. As a result of
collective creativity including
contribution of every American. It was formed under the influence of
Protestantism and ideas of Frontier that found reflection in such peculiar
features as bigger importance of verbal communication, ethics of interpersonal
communication and features of business communication americanly. Thus American
English-speaking worldview is American
ideas of the world which historically developed in ordinary consciousness
of American nation and reflected in American
English certain way of conceptualization of reality. It is made by
specific socially significant sphere of concepts that contain long-standing
structured views of its carriers on the basis of an activity community that develop in a mosaic of national character of Americans. Besides
semantic filling of lexemes deeply individual owing to a cognitive inequality
of people. The mental worldview and reality which reflects, analogue, i.e. are infinite, non-linear and changeable.
The word as result of socio-psychological activity of person is conditionally connected with reality. The concept can
become that unit of universal code
which comprehension will give more complete idea of reality. Nevertheless understanding of concept far from the exhaustive. Due to the
fact that linguistic cultural nor
cognitive linguistics doesn’t possess
comprehensive conceptual construct, this research is applied complex
approach to studying COMMUNICATION from
holistic positions. Relation to concept
as to algebraic expression of meaning reflects its complex nature: it is
cumulative result of ideology, life experience, national tradition, religion,
folklore, images of art, feelings and system of values intermediary between language sign and
extralinguistic reality of American
culture.
On the basis of
Aristotle’s theory hylea morphism concept has a form and essence where language material becomes an objective
indicator. On the one hand
linguistic-cultural concept COMMUNICATION is a product of imagination on
the other it nominalized as classified
knowledge of concrete subjects and
phenomena of reality.
" Discrete mental
education which is basic unit of a cogitative code of person possessing rather
ordered internal structure representing result of cognitive activity of
personality and society and bearing complex encyclopedic information on
the reflected subject or
phenomenon" represents from the point of view of cognitive linguist concept. From the point
of view of a linguistic cultural concept is a semantic education with
linguistic-cultural specifics which
expresses mentality of the language personality of its material
to certain ethnic culture. The point of view of V. I. Karasik and G.G.
Slyshkin concept is "unit urged
to connect together scientific researches in the field of culture,
consciousness and language it belongs to consciousness is determined by culture
and dementalised in language" is assumed as a basis of research.
Distinctive feature of a
concept is unlike other mental units used in various field of science.
Linguistic-cultural concept COMMUNICATION is social value for carriers of the American English-speaking
worldview and participates in formation of the knowledge of
general basis for all Americans,
joint knowledge. This mental education, which existence depends on American national consciousness created
under the influence of establishment of American culture. According to hypothesis of holographic reading of
information, " concept... cogitative activity turns different parts of the course, updating
different signs" that
predetermined holistic approach to investigated concept.
Thus linguistic-cultural
concept is characterized by the universal nature which is shown in its public,
collective material of American culture in general. On the one hand recognition
by its each carrier of American English-speaking worldview in an individual
configuration of its semantic field. Language updating of concept COMMUNICATION is a peculiar key: "existence of
language expression for concept, its
regular verbalization support linguistic-cultural concept in a stable, steady
state make public" Language
conceptualization is various in different cultures therefore the concept is
characterized by set of its lexical representations and specific for concrete
culture i.e. it is national specific.
The concept bears in
itself valuable characteristic: person
who plays an essential role is valuable and receives multilateral designation in language. According to cloud
model borrowed from Internet communication, each individual finds socially significant concept in cloud.
They demand semantic options and
pours knowledge in it.
The concept
possesses semantic density of
specification of fragment of reality
that also proves its value. The word polysemantic therefore language updating
of concepts can differ considerably. Linguistic-cultural concept is dynamic:
outlines of semantic field change. As ontologic unit has nonrigid structure as "it is functioned and updated in
different components and aspects" It is possible to speak about
"blurring structure of concept". The concept COMMUNICATION is one of the most dynamic,
stays in a phase of volcanic activity that causes danger of growth of material
in research.
As criteria for
definition of linguistic-cultural
concept research addresses such
characteristics as: high rate is name of
concept, nominative density etc.
Linguistic-cultural concept
COMMUNICATION is noted by
affectability especially in the sphere of concepts of Interpersonal
Communication, Mass Media and Political Communication. It possesses bright
cultural markedness which differs from many other cultures. It is characterized
by deep etymological memory which is going back to antiquity and religious
rhetorical tradition after all "definition of each concept consists of
different layers, various and on education time, and by origin, and on
semantics" Thus linguistic-cultural concept COMMUNICATION possesses difficult structure which is characterized
by complexity of existing. Linguistic-cultural concept is culture elements which is stored in
consciousness and presented in language.
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