Russian Linguistic Bulletin (Oct 2024)
THE CONCEPTOSPHERE OF COUNTRY HOUSE IN ENGLISH LINGUOCULTURE
Abstract
The concept "COUNTRY HOUSE" expresses the characteristics of life associated with village, agriculture, nature and solitude. The study of this concept may help to understand its cultural heritage, changes in its perception and use over time, as well as the impact on modern public views on comfort and home organization. By means of lexicographic analysis, content analysis, comparative analysis we concluded the following:1) to represent the country houses of the aristocracy in English linguistic culture, it is customary to use the lexeme country house;2) the semantics of this lexical unit shows the functions, history, and social meaning of country house, and estates;3) in-depth analysis shows also that in English linguistic culture, country house has a connection with the superconcepts HOME/HOUSE, which is associated with the concept of privacy, isolation, and also reflects a connection with nature.
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