SIGNS OF ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF “PATTERNS OF FAMILY LIFE” IN MARY NORTON’S “THE BORROWERS”

Abstract

The concept of "patterns of family life" is one of the unique concepts of the British linguistic worldview, since it reflects the mental, cultural and behavioral characteristics of the British. The subject of this article is the signs of artistic representation of the concept of "patterns of family life" as exemplified by Mary Norton's fantasy novel "The Borrowers". The author describes in detail such aspects of the concept of "patterns of family life" as family traditions and everyday life, relationships between family members, family structure, ways of parenting, rules, norms of behavior and habits. The scientific novelty of the study can be attributed to supplementing and deepening the existing ideas on the concept of "patterns of family life" in the British linguistic worldview at the level of its verbal representation in Mary Norton's "The Borrowers".

Keywords

• patterns of family life
• concept representation
• feature
• fairy tale
• british linguistic worldview
• семейный уклад
• репрезентация концепта
• признак
• сказка
• английская языковая картина мира