Verbal Representations of the Value-Concepts: A Linguo-Cultural Sketch

Abstract

The article addresses lingual means of representing value-concepts in archaic Germanic, Celtic and Slavonic languages. The article discusses these concepts’ role in the categorization of the world and suggests a universalia-oriented systemic interpretation of the said phenomena. The respective matrix applied for interpreting universal patterns of informational exchange is introduced. Special attention is paid to the cognitive and linguo-cultural background of the units under analysis.

Keywords

• myth
• mythic space
• value-concept
• categorization
• system